NTB appoints new Independent Non-Executive Director to Board

Nations Trust Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Ananda Jayawardana as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board.

Ananda Jayawardana is a finance professional with over 25 years of international experience spanning Leveraged & Structured Finance, Debt Capital Markets, and Corporate Banking. He brings extensive expertise in structuring and executing complex cross-border financing solutions across Asia, working closely with export credit agencies, multilateral institutions, and global financial institutions.

Throughout his career, he has held several senior leadership positions, including Head of Structured Export Finance (ASEAN & South Asia) and Executive Director – Leveraged and Structured Solutions at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, Executive Director – Primary Debt Markets at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Hong Kong, and Director – Structured Lending (Asia Pacific), based in Hong Kong. Earlier in his career, he served as Assistant Vice President and Team Head – Corporate Banking at ABN AMRO Bank, Sri Lanka.

Jayawardana holds an MBA in Corporate Finance from Georgia State University, USA, and a BBA in Economics from Georgia College, USA. He has also completed several executive and professional development programmes, including the Aspiring Directors Programme at INSEAD.