Priyantha Wijesekera, new CEO at Softlogic Finance
Softlogic Finance PLC has appointed Priyantha Wijesekera as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Wijesekera previously held the position of Executive Vice President – Leasing at Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB).
The company said in a media release that with over 20 years of exposure to the banking and financial services industry, Mr. Wijesekera brings with him, extensive experience in the leasing, factoring, insurance, collections, recoveries and litigation spheres.
An Attorney-at-law and a Solicitor by profession with exposure to commercial arbitration and shipping law, Mr. Wijesekera entered the industry through the Merchant Bank
Group and later joined City National Investment Bank as its Head of Legal and Compliance. In 2001, he moved to Mercantile Leasing, as its Head of Legal and Human Resources and as a result of a series of mergers and acquisitions, became a part of NTB and the John Keells Group.