Mrs. Rohini Nanayakkara was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company as an Non-Executive Director in August 2004 and assumed duties as Chairperson of LOLC and its subsidiaries. She holds a Second Class BA Honours Degree from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She also holds a Diploma in French from the Chamber of Commerce, Brussels. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Management and the Institute of Bankers, Sri Lanka. She was also a past President of the Sri Lanka Banks Association, Association of Professional Bankers, a member of the Commission of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and of the Task Force set-up by the Government for Tsunami Reconstruction.

She was the first woman executive to join a Commercial Bank, namely Bank of Ceylon, with the rare distinction of becoming the first woman General Manager/CEO of a Bank in Sri Lanka and the Asian Region.

She was also Chairman/Director of several financial institutions such as the National Development Bank, DFCC Bank, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and the First Capital Group of Companies. She has served as Director/General Manager/CEO of one of the largest private banks namely, Seylan Bank PLC.

She is presently the President of United Nations Association of Sri Lanka and also the Chairperson of the Browns Group of Companies, NDB Venture Investments (Pvt) Ltd., Ayojana Fund (Pvt) Ltd. and Taprobane Investment Group of Companies. She is also a Director of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC, Mireka Homes (Pvt) Ltd. and Cinnamon Lake Side PLC.

Mr. Ishara Nanayakkara is instrumental in all investment strategies adopted by the LOLC Group, and leads the Group towards diversification and risk mitigation. His business philosophy based on sustainable development has enabled LOLC to enter into many new business ventures with high potential for growth in all three spheres: economic, social and environmental.

Mr. Nanayakkara holds a Diploma in Business Accounting from Australia, and is a Director of Ishara Traders Group. He ventured into the arena of Financial Services with the strategic investment in the LOLC Group. He serves as the Deputy Chairman on the Board of LOLC and its subsidiaries, including the Commercial Leasing Group.

Mr. Nanayakkara is a Shareholder/Director of Taprobane Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., a fund management firm involved in stock broking, treasury management and venture capital activities in finance, real estate, energy and leisure sectors.

Mr. Nanayakkara is also a Director of Browns Group of Companies, a conglomerate with leading market position in trade, leisure and manufacturing.
With the experience in the SME sector and going further into the Micro sector, he is also a Director of LOLC Micro Credit Ltd., (a joint venture with FMO) and PRASAC, the largest microfinance Company in Cambodia.

In line with his focus on sustainable forestry and plantations and in particular, Hydro power projects, Mr. Nanayakkara is also a Director of Maturata and Pussellawa Plantations and Gal Oya Plantations, the first Public-Private Partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka.

With the strategic investment in Seylan Bank PLC by both LOLC and Browns Groups, Mr. Nanayakkara was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank.

With LOLC’s most recent venture into the leisure sector, the acquisition of the Confifi Hotel Holdings PLC in the precious ‘golden mile’ of southern Sri Lanka. Mr. Nanayakkara was appointed as Chairman of the Confifi Group on 7 June 2010, which comprises Eden Resorts & Spa, Riverina Hotel and Club Palm Garden.

Mr. Kapila Jayawardena was appointed as the Group Managing Director/CEO of LOLC in June 2007. He holds a MBA in Financial Management, is an Associate of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants and was awarded Fellowship of the Institute of Bankers (IBSL) in 2006. He has varied experience in the fields of Banking Operations, Audit, Relationship Management, Corporate Finance, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and Treasury Management.

Mr. Jayawardena was appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks Association (SLBA) in 2003/04 and served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka in 2006/07.

He has served as a Director of Lanka Clear, National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) Commercial Insurance Brokers Ltd. and the Institute of Bankers (IBSL).

Mr. Jayawardena was appointed to the Financial Sector Reforms Committee (FSRC) by the Prime Minister and is a member of the Finance Sector and Capital markets cluster of the National Council of Economic Development (NCED). He was a key member of the inaugural sovereign rating team and sovereign debt for Sri Lanka appointed by the Governor of the Central Bank.

He was presented with the prestigious Combined Support Group Award by the US Navy for services rendered after the tsunami in 2005. The Government of Sri Lanka appointed him to the Board of the Sri Lanka Fullbright Commission in 2010.

Mr. Jayawardena has over 27 years experience in all areas of banking out of which 9 years were in the capacity of CEO/Country Head, Citibank, Sri Lanka and Maldives. He was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed as a Senior Credit Officer (SCO) by Citibank in Sri Lanka. During his leadership Citi Bank Sri Lanka was the first foreign bank to obtain a AAA rating.

He is also on the Boards of Lanka ORIX Finance Company Ltd., LOLC Micro Credit Ltd., LOLC Investments Ltd. (Lanka ORIX Information Technology Ltd.), Lanka ORIX Information Technology Services Ltd., Orient Academy Ltd., LOLC Motors Ltd., LOLC Eco Solutions Ltd., LOLC Insurance Company Ltd., LOLC Securities Ltd., Commercial Leasing Company Ltd., Commercial Factors Ltd. and United Dendro Energy Solutions (Pvt) Ltd., which are subsidiaries of the LOLC Group. Mr. Jayawardena is also a Director of Sundaya Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. and People’s Merchant Bank.

With LOLC’s most recent venture into the leisure sector, the acquisition of the Confifi Hotel Holdings PLC in the ‘golden mile’ of Southern Sri Lanka, Mr. Jayawardena was appointed as Chairman of LOLC Leisure Ltd.

Mrs. Kalsha Amarasinghe holds an Honours Degree in Economics. She serves on the Boards of all the LOLC Group Companies including the Commercial Leasing Group. She also serves as a Director on the Boards of Ishara Traders (Pvt) Ltd., Ishara Property Development (Pvt) Ltd. and Ishara Plantations (Pvt) Ltd. With the acquisition of Confifi Hotel Holdings PLC, Mrs. Amarasinghe was appointed a Director of the Confifi Group

Mr. Rajah Nanayakkara is the founder and Executive Chairman of Ishara Traders (Pvt) Ltd., a business which pioneered the import and sale of new and reconditioned motor vehicles. Thirty years later, this organisation remains an industry leader. He was also the founder Chairman of the Motor Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka and continues to play a significant role.

Mr. Nanayakkara is also the Chairman of Ishara Plantations - an award winning Estate of Tea and Spices - and Chairman of Ishara Property Development, a company which has been involved in construction for the past 18 years.

Mr. Ravi Fernando is the Chief Executive Officer of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology. He holds a MBA from the University of Colombo and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).

He holds a Diploma in International Management and completed the Advanced Management Programme at the INSEAD Business School in France. He is an Alumni of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainable Leadership having completed the Climate Leadership Programme in 2007 and the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business at Cambridge University, UK in 2008 with Distinction.

He is the United Nations Global Compact Focal point for Sri Lanka and on the Boards of World Vision, Environmental Foundation, Ceylon Asset Management Ltd., Trustee of the Mother Sri Lanka Foundation.

In Academia, he is a faculty member of the INSEAD AMP Programme from 2005-2010 and an Executive in Residence at the INSEAD Social Innovation Centre (2010). He is also a visiting faculty member at the Universtat of Pompeu Fabra Spain and University of Colombo, MBA. In September 2007 he won a ‘Global Strategy Leadership Award’ at the World Strategy Summit for his work on Ethical Branding for the Sri Lankan Apparel and Tea sectors.

Between 2000-2002, he was Managing Director/CEO of Reckitt Benckiser (Lanka) Ltd and is currently Director Corporate Branding & Strategic CSR at MAS Holdings Ltd and on the Board of MAS Fabric Park. He is the United Nations Global Compact Focal point for Sri Lanka and on its Barcelona Centre and Asian Faculty on "Progress and Values".

He is on the Boards of LOLC, World Vision, Habitat for Humanity, Environmental Foundation of Lanka and the Duncan White Sports Foundation. He is a Guest lecturer on Strategic CSR at the Advanced Management Programs at INSEAD (France) since 2005 and leads the course Advanced Brand Management at the University of Colombo MBA program. He functions as Marketing advisor to the Hayleys group affiliate Mabroc / Kelani Valley plantations. In September 2007 he won a "Global Strategy Leadership award" at the World Strategy Summit for his work on Ethical branding for the Sri Lankan Apparel and Tea sectors.

Deshamanya Dharmasiri Pieris is a Graduate of the University of Ceylon, (Peradeniya) Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, UK and has been conferred the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by the University of Colombo.

Deshamanya Pieris is an illustrious retired civil servant, who in the course of his distinguished career in the public service has held several important posts, including that of Secretary to the Prime Minister; Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs; Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives; Secretary, Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Chairman and Director General of Broadcasting. He has also acted on several occasions in addition to his duties, in the posts of Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and External Affairs and Secretary to the Ministry of Trade and Shipping.

He has also at various times been the Chairman of the National Institute of Education; Chairman, Board of Management of the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration and Chairman of the Agrarian Research and Training Institute.

He has served as a member of the National Salaries Commission and as a member of the Presidential Commission on Finance and Banking.

Within the LOLC Group, he also serves as Director on the Boards of Lanka ORIX Finance Company Ltd. and LOLC Investments Ltd. (Lanka ORIX Information Technology Ltd.) which are subsidiaries of LOLC. He also serves on the Executive Committee, the Integrated Risk Management Committee and the Audit Committee, whilst Chairing the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company.

Currently, he also serves as Deputy Chairman, Mercantile Merchant Bank Ltd., MMBL Logistics (Pvt) Ltd., MMBL Money Transfer (Pvt) Ltd., Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd. and Pathfinder Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.

Deshamanya Pieris also serves on the Boards of a few Postgraduate Institutes of Universities and is the Chairman Pro Tem of the S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation responsible for the management of the B.M.I.C.H/B.C.I.S. Complex.

Mr. Rajan Asirwatham is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He has gained experience as Chairman of the Financial Services Stability Committee at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Presidential Commission on Taxation appointed by His Excellency the President.

He joined the Board of Directors of the Company on 26 August 2009. He also serves as a Director of Lanka ORIX Finance Company Ltd., a subsidiary of the LOLC Group.

Mr. Hideo Ichida joined ORIX in 1982. He became the General Manager of the Aircraft Group in the Investment Banking Headquarters in October 2004. After being appointed the Deputy Head of the Alternative Investment and Development Headquarters in July 2007, Mr. Ichida was promoted to Deputy Head of the Global Business and Alternative Investment Headquarters in January 2009.

In January 2010, he was made an Executive Officer and was appointed the General Manager of the International Business Group.

Mr. Kazunori Okimoto holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the National Taiwan University – College of Management, Taiwan . He joined the group of ORIX (China Orient Leasing Co., Ltd.) in 1989 as General Manager.

He was appointed as Senior Manager of Aerospace Dept. Corporation, Japan in 1993 He also served as Chairman and President in ORIX Taiwan Corporation and ORIX Auto Leasing Taiwan, Senior Vice President in ORIX USA Corporation President and CEO in ORIX Global Finance LLC He was appointed as Managing Director of ORIX Asia Limited in 2003 and was promoted as Chairman and CEO in 2007. He joined the Board of Directors of LOLC on 23rd February 2011.