Commercial Credit and Finance PLC has appointed non-executive/non independent director of the company, G. Bandula Egodage as the Chairman of the Company and Independent Director L. L. S. Wickremasinghe has been redesignated as the Senior Director of the Company from November 17.
Egodage has extensive experience in the private and government sector organisations at senior management level and board level in Sri Lanka.
He serves as the Chairman of Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) Sri Lanka, Vice President of Corporate & Regulatory Affairs for Nestlé Lanka PLC, an Executive Member of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Director of Sri Lanka Coconut Research Institute, Commercial Credit and Finance PLC, Suwasevana Hospitals and Ceyline Group of Companies, Senior Vice President of Sri Lanka Maldives Business Council, Export Development Board - Advisory Committee on Education, Member of Swiss Business Circle and Member of Institute of Directors (SLID).
He is a seasoned professional with over 37 years of experience in the local and international business markets. As the Vice President - Corporate and Regulatory Affairs of Nestlé Lanka PLC he has excelled his career in Public Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Sales, Corporate Communications and Crisis Management functions.
He is the former Chairman of the Export Development Board of Sri Lanka, Industrial Association of Sri Lanka, National Packaging Center and Development Holdings Pvt Ltd and former Director of Trade Finance PLC, the National Gem & Jewellery Authority of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Coconut Cultivation Board.
He has also headed multiple trade delegations including presidential trade delegations in representation of Sri Lanka and been a regular panellist at international trade forums: Head of the Presidential Trade Delegation to Kenya, Bahrain and Belarus Member of the Sri Lankan Ministerial Commerce Delegation to Vietnam, China, South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and India.