Fintrex Finance Limited appointed renowned banker Jayathilake Bandara as its new Chief Executive Officer effective from 15th April 2020.Bandara is a respected professional in the Banking and Financial industry with over 31 years’ of extensive, and intensive, experience in SME Banking, Factoring, Leasing, Hire Purchase and other areas of Banking.
Beginning his banking career at Seylan Bank PLC in 1989, he later joined Emirates Bank International PJSC, Dubai, UAE in 1998. On his return to Sri Lanka, Bandara joined Nations Trust Bank as Manager, Kurunegala Branch and worked his way up the ladder of the bank’s hierarchy and reached the position of Deputy General Manager – SME Banking.
At the time of leaving NTB, he was Senior Executive Vice President Commercial Banking, Member of the Corporate Management and several other management and Board committees
A result-oriented person with a strong analytical capability to understand business drivers, Bandara has, in his career, spearheaded, and implemented, a diversity of business and marketing strategies in creating disproportionate, but yet sustainable, value to all stakeholders.
Having being exposed to some of the renowned leadership and strategic management training programs, both locally and overseas, Bandara believes in company transformation through strong leadership which emphasises on Training and Development .
‘Fintrex Finance Limited’ is owned by Bluestone 1 (Pvt) Limited which comprises of a consortium of world class investors including global insurance giant Fairfax Holdings who holds 70% along with MAS and Hirdaramani Group who together holds 24.14% and Ajit Gunewardena and connected parties who own the balance.
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