PMF FINANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Dr. De Silva is a multi-award-winning Strategy Consultant, SME Evangelist, Impact Investor and Associate Professor in Business Management with two decades of ‘C Level' experience across the world, where he has provided leadership to several Multinational and Fortune 500 companies.
He serves on the boards of several companies in the state and private sectors in diverse industries such as financial services, agriculture, food and beverage, technology, handicrafts, education, learning and development, facilities management, portfolio investment, professional services, digital entertainment, consumer goods, and lifestyle services.
He is also a Board Member of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) in Sri Lanka and is an important influencer in shaping up the start-up and social enterprise eco-system in the country. As an academic, Dr. De Silva focuses on areas such as curriculum enhancement, soft skills development, entrepreneurship and holistic learning. Dr. De Silva serves as a mentor for Faster Capital in the UAE, Mentor Capital Network (MCN) in the USA, Hatch in Sri Lanka and a member of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) for Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Manager - Risk & Management Information System ( MIS )
Mr. Bandaranayake counts over 19 years of experience in finance, strategic planning and MIS. He started his career at Sun Match Company Ltd. and held key positions at Earl's Court Group of Companies, Assetline Finance Ltd., and Orient Finance PLC.
He holds an MBA specialization in Finance from the University of Southern Queensland - Australia, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Finance (CA Sri Lanka), an Executive Diploma in Business and Accounting (CA Sri Lanka), and a Diploma in Credit Management (IBSL). He has completed a Certificate Course in Leasing and Hire Purchase (IBSL) and a Certificate Level of Chartered Tax Advisor (CA Sri Lanka). He is a Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA - Australia).
Job Titles:
- Chief Manager - Regional Business Development
- in 2021 As Chief Manager - Regional Business Development
Mr. Bandara Chandrasekara joined PMF in 2021 as Chief Manager - Regional Business Development. He counts over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, recovery, planning, execution and branch operations. His career journey started in 2003 at Assetline Finance Ltd., and he has held key positions throughout his service period.
His local and overseas training experiences offers him the ability to build a strong team based culture, formulating multichannel marketing initiatives to support business growth. He holds an MBA from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David - UK. He also has done a Certificate in Leadership Development Programme at the National University of Singapore and a Certificate in Developing Managers for the Future at the Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Independent Non - Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a NonExecutive Independent Director with effect from 26th June 2019 and serves as the Chairman of PMF Finance PLC.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience: He is a global expert on Financial Inclusion, Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing. He is the current Chairman of the Banking with The Poor Network (BWTP), Asia's Largest Microfinance Network and also an advisor on financial inclusion to the Asian Bankers Association (ABA). He is also leader representing Asia for the Global Steering Group (GSG) for Impact Investing and he is regularly invited to major international forums and conferences to speak as a keynote speaker in the areas of development banking, financial inclusion and impact investing and has served on a number of Boards of Financial Institutions, both locally and internationally. He is the Chairman of CSR Sri Lanka the national apex body for Corporate Social Responsibility, representing the largest number of private sector companies, and the Chairman of Lanka Financial Services for Underserved Settlements, a public and private sector collaborated credit guarantee fund to support low-income housing finance. He also serves as a board member of World Vision Lanka and Continental Insurance Lanka Limited.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Special) degree from the University of Kelaniya, a Diploma in Marketing from the National University of Singapore, Training in Leadership Strategies at Ashridge University, UK, Finance & Banking in South East Asia conducted by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships, Tokyo, Japan, and has studied Corporate Management Strategy at the University of Melbourne. He has also completed a programme on Advanced Leadership strategies at Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Current Appointments: He is the Co-Founder of ‘Ath Pavura' the first-ever TV reality show for Social Entrepreneurs and Impact Investors in Sri Lanka, telecasted on the largest national TV network, and also the Founder and Chairman of Lanka Impact Investing Network (Private) Ltd (LIIN), Sri Lanka's very first impact investing firm focused on channeling private equity funds with the purpose of investing and providing business development support to nurture a well-developed ecosystem of social entrepreneurs across the country. He also Chairs the National Advisory Board for Impact Investing in Sri Lanka (NABIISL).
Job Titles:
- Deputy General Manager - Fund Mobilization
Mr. Wasantha joined with PMF in January 2023 as the DGM - Fund mobilizations, and is responsible for the deposit mobilization operation. He counts more than 20 years of experience in the finance industry, specifically on Liability Marketing, Sales and Strategic Planning.
Prior to joining PMF, he has headed teams as the General Manager - Fixed Deposit and Business Development at Nation Lanka Finance PLC, Assistant General Manager - Fixed Deposits at Commercial Credit PLC, and Assistant General Manager - Investment at Ceylinco Grameen Credit Company Ltd. (Present HNB Finance).
He holds a Higher National Diploma in Business Management, Diploma in Marketing Management from Aquinas College of Higher Studies - Sri Lanka, has followed a course in Fund Management at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (an ABE qualification).
Mr. Dinil Perera is an experienced and results-driven professional in Technology Management with over 30 years of experience in Banking, with exposure to areas such as IT Service Management, Operations Management, Project/ Portfolio Management, Data Centre Management, Consumer Banking Operations and Digital Products.
Mr. Perera commenced his career at the Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka in 1989 and held senior positions in IT at the Commercial Bank of Qatar and the Standard Chartered Bank - UAE. Prior to joining PMF, he served as the Chief Digital Officer at SDB Bank. Mr. Perera has completed the Intermediate Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a member of the Project management Institute (PMI).
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Non - Independent Director
Mr. Nilantha Perera brings with him over 30 years of experience in Human Resource Management.
Prior to his appointment at PMF, he has served as the Head of HR at Orient Finance PLC, Ceylinco General Insurance PLC and as a HR Consultant to Lakderana Investment. He has extensive experience and exposure in company mergers and acquisitions, setting up of formal Human Resources divisions and building in-house HRIS systems in his former roles
Nilantha holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a Master's Degree in Business Studies from the University of Colombo and a B.Sc. Degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He is a Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM).
He is also a visiting lecturer at the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and serves as an independent director to the Board of JFS Holdings.
Job Titles:
- Head of Recovery - Micro Leasing
Mr. Fonseka counts 17 years of experience in Recoveries. Having started his career at Bartleet Finance PLC as a Recovery Executive, he has held key positions at Orient Finance PLC during his career.
He joined LOLC in 2015, as a Manager Recoveries and was promoted as Senior Manager recoveries subsequently. He has overseen the entire Recovery and Pre-Legal Recovery operations of LOLC Micro Leasing.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Non - Independent Director
Mr. K. R. P. Madusanka was appointed as a Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director with effect from June 26, 2019. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Automobiles Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Having started his career at Ernst & Young as an Audit trainee he progressed over 08 years in the Audit & Assurance sector by becoming a Senior Manager of BDO Partners having gained valuable experience in Business Valuations, Due Diligence, Forensic Audits, Internal Audits, Project Proposal Formulation, Business Process Outsourcing and Financial Advisory Services. His expertise is widespread covering a range of industries from banking & finance, insurance, microfinance, plantations, manufacturing, general trading, apparel, not-for-profit organisations, and service-oriented organisations, to name a few.
He has a proven track record of over 10 years in the corporate world, having held leadership positions in both leading local and overseas entities at senior and strategic level. He was Group Accountant and Senior Accountant at Durdans Hospital and Asiri Surgical Hospital respectively. Further, he strengthened his senior management skills by joining Arabian Sugar Company B.S.C. in Bahrain, the only sugar refinery situated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and one of the biggest sugar suppliers to the Gulf region as the Group Finance Manager.
Mr. Madusanka is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and holds MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan University of UK. He is also an Associate member of the Institute of Professional Finance Managers of UK and an Associate member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Manager - Recoveries and Real Estate
Mr. Rodrigo provides oversight to the entire recover operation of PMF. He counts over 18 years of extensive experience in the finance industry, particularly in recovery and legal operations. He commenced his career at Seylan Merchant Leasing Ltd., as a Banking Assistant. He has worked at Central Finance PLC and held diverse positions in Softlogic Finance PLC over 12 years.
He holds an MBA from the Cardiff Metropolitan University - UK, holds L.LB (Hons) Degree from the Buckinghamshire New University - UK, a Diploma in Credit Management and an NCC International Diploma from the University of Cambridge. He is an Associate member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Manager - Internal Audit
Mr K G Sampath Kumara holds a BSc (Finance) (Sp) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM). He is an Associate Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA). He counts over 15 years' experience in Financial Management, Risk management and Auditing in both local and international firms including KPMG, CDB Finance PLC, Richard Peiris Finance Ltd and leading multinational - Samsung India Electronics Ltd.
Job Titles:
- Chief Manager - Head of Gold Loan
Mr. Suneth Kumara counts over 17 years of experience in the financial sector with expertise in Branch Operation, Gold Loan Sales & Operations and Marketing. He commenced his career at ETI Finance Limited and also held different key positions in Gold Loan and Branch Operations at Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Mr. Waas who was involved in the restructuring of PMF Finance PLC was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 22nd June 2020. He counts more than 3 decades of experience in the financial services sector having commenced his career at Lanka Orient Leasing Company Ltd in 1987.
An alumnus of the University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from the University of North Texas, USA, he has pioneered the setting up of the leasing operations at Hatton National Bank, Vanik Inc. Ltd and Assetline Leasing Co. Ltd, where he served in the capacity of Senior Manager Leasing, Senior Vice President and Managing Director respectively.
He was a past Director of the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka and has served as an Executive Director of the financial services cluster of the David Pieris Group. He has also served as Director/CEO of Orient Financial Services Corporation Ltd. and as a Non-Executive Director of Capital Alliance Finance Ltd., People's Merchant Bank and LB Finance Ltd., and many other companies in diverse sectors.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Independent Director
- Head of Strategic Planning
Ms. Wijesuriya is currently the Head of Strategic Planning at We Are Team Rocket, a specialised B2B growth marketing agency. She has experience working with multiple cross-functional teams related to strategic planning, process improvement, risk management, business development, and project management. Ms. Wijesuriya is also a diversity and inclusion specialist; she is one of the Co-Founders of Enable Lanka Foundation, which works to dignify and reframe the value of young persons with disabilities in society. The Foundation is the Sri Lankan partner for the APAC Microsoft Enabler programme in Sri Lanka, which provides online training in data engineering and programming, cloud computing, and application development to young persons with disabilities.
She is also the Community Champion for India South and Sri Lanka, for the Global Shapers Community, an initiative by the World Economic Forum. In 2019, she was selected as one of the 50 Young Global Shapers to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. She is a Fellow of ChangemakerXchange, which is a global collaboration platform for young social innovators. Ms. Wijesuriya was also named the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year in 2017.
Ms. Pemarathna has experience of more than 5 years' in the Risk & Compliance field. She started her career from Kreston MNS & Company as Audit Trainee and joined Swarnamahal Finance PLC as Risk & Compliance Officer and was the Assistant Manager - Risk & Compliance at Orient Finance PLC. She has completed the B.Com. Special Degree from the Sri Jayawardanapura University, a Diploma in Bank Integrated Risk Management at IBSL and hold a Certificate in Accounting and Business of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Ms. Gunawardana counts over 15 years of experience in the Legal profession related to finance sector. She commenced her career at David Pieris Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd. and held key positions in its subsidiary Assetline Finance Limited.
After a dynamic corporate journey of 13 years, she moved on to the position of Director - Legal and Company Secretary of Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited dealing with Government Policies and Foreign Investments with increased exposure.
Ms. Gunawardana is an Attorney at Law, Notary Public & Company Secretary
She holds a BSc. Special Honors Degree in Information Technology from Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology - Affiliated to Curtin University of Technology Curtin, Australia.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer Cum Chief Strategy Officer
With more than 30 years of experience in the Banking and Financial Industry, Prof. Ajith Medis brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to PMF Finance PLC.
Prior to joining PMF, Prof. Ajith Medis has been a lecturer at the University of Kelaniya for over 20 years prior to which he was employed in the roles of Senior Manager of Peoples' Merchant Bank PLC and Marketing Executive at Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC. He has a sound academic background with a Bachelor of Commerce (Special) Hons. Degree from the University of Kelaniya and Master of Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenepura and a PhD in Strategy from the Management and Science University of Malaysia.
He has been involved in many consultation projects in the Finance Industry including serving as a Director at Alliance Finance PLC and has also served as a Board Member in non-financial sector firms and consultant to over 20 finance companies in various capacities. His expertise includes planning and training in branch operations, sales, recoveries, deposit mobilization, gold loan and leasing facilities of Finance institutions.
Job Titles:
- Impact Investor and Associate Professor