Two new Non Executive Directors appointed to NTB Board

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) yesterday announced the appointments of Dhammika Prassanna De Silva and Neelendra Shalini Panditaratne as Non Executive Directors with effective from 1 January 2012.  

De Silva currently serves as a Director of Central Finance Company PLC and possesses 22 years of experience in the banking and finance industry of which 15 years has been in senior managerial positions.

His expertise in credit appraisals, recoveries, operating systems, tax, regulatory framework and legal sectors at operational and managerial levels will be useful in Nations Trust Bank’s systematic development drive in the year of 2012.

Among De Silva’s professional qualifications are an Associate Membership of the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) – USA and Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – UK. He has also held the position of the past Chairman of the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka.Panditaratne is a Chartered Accountant, Sri Lanka and, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. She has international experience in Corporate and Investment Banking at senior management level, primarily in Credit Risk Management and Analysis.

She initially worked as an accountant in Sri Lanka and Zambia and commenced her career in corporate banking in Bahrain. After moving to Australia, she worked for seventeen years with JP Morgan Chase Bank Sydney (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank) in various roles including as Vice President, Head of Country Credit in Singapore and later in Thailand.

She also held the position of Head of Asia Credit and Capital Management, S.E Asia. Panditaratne has provided credit training for Sydney-based financial institutions in corporate credit risk analysis and credit risk management The wealth of knowledge and expertise brought by these two professionals to the Board of NTB will serve the bank well in the years ahead as Nations Trust Bank puts into action their strategic plans for the year 2012.

Nations Trust Bank PLC is one of the fastest growing banks in Sri Lanka today. The bank now has 48 branches, seven Personal Banking Centers and is the sole issuer and acquirer for American Express credit cards in Sri Lanka.