Chandula ABEYWICKREMA
Chandula Abeywickrema is the Co- Founder and Chairman of Lanka Impact Investing Network (Private) Ltd (LIIN) which is the first ever trail baser in impact investing private equity fund and a network of impact investors , with the purpose of investing in Existing and Emerging Social enterprises and promoting Entrepreneurship across the country . An accomplished and much respected senior commercial banker with lead expertise and experience in Retail and Development banking with proven track record of over 30 years, is also recognized in Asia as an expert in Financial Inclusion. Chandula spear headed the retail and development banking strategy as the deputy general manger of Hatton National Bank (HNB),management and the strategic direction of HNB’s SME portfolio and Microfinance portfolio came under his direct accountability , during this period bank consecutively 7 years won best retail bank award from Asia Money until 2013 when retired from the bank after serving the bank for 25 years . He has also served as the Managing Director /CEO of CCC SOLUTIONS , the project management arm of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce from 2014 to 2015 and as the Consultant Strategy and Marketing for National Savings Bank (NSB) from 2016 to 2017. Chandula has a significant yearly international engagements in the area of Financial inclusion and is the current Chairman of the Banking With the poor Network (BWTP) , Asia’s Largest Micro Finance Network. He was also appointed recently by the Asian Bankers Association (ABA) as the Advisor on Financial Inclusion to ABA. He serves on a the number of boards of both local and international financial institutions . He is the Chairman of CSR SRI LANKA the national Apex body for Corporate Social Responsibility representing the largest number of private sector corporates.
