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MR. ALEXIS INDRAJIT LOVELL, MBE MR. RANVIR DEWAN
Chairman / Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Alexis Lovell has been a Non-Executive Director Ranvir Dewan joined TPG Capital in July 2006 and
of UB Finance since the acquisition of the Company is based in Singapore. He is currently the Head of
in November 2011. He was appointed as the Chairman Financial Institutions Group Operations. From April
of the Company in October 2012. He is a Chartered 2000 to July 2006 he was Executive Vice President and
Management Accountant (UK) and holds a Post Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered First Bank
Graduate Degree in Business Administration (Australia). (formerly Korea First Bank) in Seoul, Korea.
He enriches the Board with over four decades of
experience in the field of finance & investment banking. Prior to that Mr. Dewan spent 13 years with Citibank
Mr. Lovell was awarded the Most Distinguished Order Global Consumer Bank and held various senior
of the British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty the Queen positions in its International businesses. In his previous
of England for services to Investment Banking at JI assignment, he was Regional Financial Controller of
Capital Limited Middle East since 1971. Citibank‟ Global Consumer Bank with responsibilities
covering 11 countries in the Asia Pacific region. Mr.
Mr. Lovell is Chairman of National Asset Management Dewan has also held senior positions with KPMG in
Ltd which is a Group Company. He is a member of the Canada and England where he specialized in the audits
Board of Directors of Associated Electrical Corporation of financial institutions.
Ltd & Real Investment Holdings Pte Ltd. Mr. Lovell
is well respected and recognized personality in the Mr. Dewan is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
banking and financial industry for his deep insight, Accountants in England & Wales (FCA) and a member
dynamic leadership, revolutionary concepts and his of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
ability to re-engineer entities and create wealth. (CPA, CA). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors)
Degree from the Shriram College of Commerce, Delhi
MR. ANANDA WIJETILAKA ATUKORALA University, India. He serves on the Boards of Shriram
Deputy Chairman / City Union Finance Limited and is also a member of
Independent Non-Executive Director the Executive, Audit and Risk Committees of these
institutions.
Mr. Ananda Atukorala was appointed to the Board
as an Independent Non Executive Director in July MS. LISA G. THOMAS
2012. He is designated as the Deputy Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Subordinated Director to the Board. He possesses
extensive experience in banking, having been with Ms. Thomas has over a decade of experience in venture
the ANZ Banking Group both in Sri Lanka & Overseas. capital and private equity investing, governance and
He has served as Deputy General Manager, ANZ operations in emerging markets; having worked with
Grindlays Bank, Sri Lanka; Country Manager Sri Lanka companies in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and
of Mashreq Bank PSC and was a former advisor to the the Caucusus. She is Founder and Managing Director
Ministry of Policy Development & Implementation. of Samata Capital, a fund management company
He was a Director of Union Bank PLC for a period of dedicated to making private sector investments in
nine years and retired in 2012 and a former Director small and growing businesses in emerging markets that
of DFCC Bank PLC. He was also a former Director of the advance opportunities for women and promote gender
Sri Lanka Banks' Association (Guarantee) Ltd. & Credit diversity. Ms. Thomas previously co-founded and was
Information Bureau of Sri Lanka(CRIB). the Chief Investment Officer for VestedWorld, a venture
fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to that role,
Presently, he serves as the Chairman of NDB PLC she was Director of Investments - Asia for Equator
and Development Holdings (Pvt) Ltd an Independent Capital Partners where she managed investments in
Non-Executive Director of United Motors Lanka PLC, scaling financial institutions in frontier and emerging
Orient Finance PLC, Colombo City Holdings PLC, NDB markets. Her early career was in investment banking
Securities Ltd, Arni Holdings and Investments (Pvt.) at Merrill Lynch in New York.
Ltd, Unawatuna Boutique Resort (Pvt)) Ltd and Unimo
Enterprises Ltd. He is the Hony. Treasurer of Oxonian Ms. Thomas was an Emerging Leader Fellow at the
Heart Foundation. Mr. Atukorala had also served as a Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and co-authored the
Member of the Technology Initiative for the Private paper “Africa Is Now: The Opportunity for Mid-Sized
Sector - an USAID sponsored project with the Ministry US Companies” and appeared on NPR’s worldview to
of Industrial Development. He was also a Working discuss business development in Africa. She has taught
Committee Member - Commercial Banking Sector - and guest lectured at Northwestern University’s
Presidential Commission on Finance and Banking, Kellogg School of Management and is a regular speaker
Committee Member - Banker's Club of Sri Lanka. He at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
holds a B.Sc (Leeds,UK), MTT (North Carolina, USA) and Ms. Thomas holds an MBA from the University of
a MBA. Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. (Honors)
from the University of Oregon.
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