HNB Grameen Finance Ltd recently announced the appointment of Hasitha Wijesundara to the Director Board of the company on September 27.
Wijesundara is a development expert who counts over a decade of experience in microfinance and SME finance in terms of advising on regulatory framework, sector strategies, bank training, green finance, social performance management and inclusive finance.
Being an advisor and senior specialist with the SME Development Program of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (GIZ), he is extensively involved in Private Sector Development (PSD) and Financial System Development (FSD) work within GIZ and beyond. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics (MA) from the University of Colombo, Bachelor degree in Law (LL.B) and Bachelor degree in Science (B.Sc). He also has fellowships with several local and international professional bodies.
He is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka since 2009 and is currently reading for the Masters of Laws (LLM) degree.
Hasitha is an accredited trainer of microfinance and SME finance with international bodies such as the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany and CGAP. Further to that he serves as a visiting senior lecturer at several universities and higher educational institutions.