Lakshitha Weerasinghe Mba

Assistant Vice President at DFCC Bank

Lakshitha Weerasinghe MBA, LLB, PQHRM, DBFBM, DCIM, CBE, serves as Assistant Vice President at DFCC Bank PLC since January 2020, leading transformation efforts that tripled overall performance in four years and managing branch, retail, SME, FCBU, and corporate banking. Previously, Lakshitha held various positions at Sampath Bank from October 2003 to August 2021, including Senior Manager overseeing a Rs. 10 billion corporate banking advances portfolio, Relationship Manager in corporate banking specializing in export and project financing, and Branch Manager managing the largest agriculture credit portfolio in the Southern Province. Lakshitha's educational background includes an MBA from the University of Wolverhampton, an LLB from the Open University of Sri Lanka, and multiple professional qualifications in human resources and banking, showcasing expertise in financial management and operations.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

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DFCC Bank

DFCC Bank, the Bank for Everyone is a full-service Commercial Bank with a legacy of 68 years and is one of Sri Lanka’s foremost financial conglomerates. Established in 1955 as the first Development Bank in Sri Lanka and one of the oldest in the region, DFCC Bank has been the lender of choice for trailblazing Sri Lankan entrepreneurs. Today, the Bank provides a comprehensive range of development and commercial banking services and is pioneering a range of digitally driven, customised solutions offering customers greater convenience and value. DFCC Bank provides financial and advisory services to SMEs across a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, exports, manufacturing, health, education, and construction and is increasingly focused on promoting environmental, energy, and sustainability-related projects, in line with our sustainability goal of becoming a bank for Green Financing. DFCC Bank delivers banking services through 139 branches island-wide, and customers have access to over 4,500 ATMs across the country via the LankaPay ATM network. The Bank is accessible anytime from anywhere through online Banking and mobile banking and through DFCC MySpace - the Bank’s self-banking solution located at strategic locations islandwide. The Bank has won many accolades including Business Today’s Top 30 Corporates in Sri Lanka and Brand Finance’s Top 100 Most Valuable Brands, 2021. DFCC Bank is rated A-(lka) by Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited, and Licensed Commercial Bank supervised by CBSL