Shashi to assume office as NSB GM/CEO on 10 January

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Shashi Kandambi

Top professional Shashi Kandambi will assume office as the General Manager/CEO of National Savings Bank from 10 January 2024.

She joins NSB after serving as the Senior Deputy General Manager of International Banking at Sampath Bank, where she had a long-standing and successful career. She replaces Ajith Peiris who retired recently as GM/CEO of NSB after assuming the post in October 2020 and completing over 30 years at NSB.

Shashi is a seasoned banker with 34 years’ experience including 10 years in corporate management. She has a proven track record of successfully developing and executing strategic plans, managing financial resources, risk mitigation and maintaining strict corporate governance standards. She also has expertise in customer focus, innovation and technology, regulatory compliance and crisis management.

Among positions held at Sampath Bank include Senior Deputy General Manager - Corporate Banking, and Deputy General Manager - Credit.

She holds an MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Post-graduate Diploma in Business and Finance, CA Sri Lanka and Diploma in Banking from Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka. She is a past President of Association of Professional Banks Sri Lanka as well.