Corporate Management

Mr. Nilantha Jayanetti

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Jayanetti has a wealth of experience in the sphere of banking and finance, having served in senior management positions in reputed financial institutions with proven skills in marketing, business transformation, team building, operations management and proactive leader in adopting technology and finance and risk management.

Before joining SDF, he served as the Senior Assistant General Manager at Orient Finance PLC for seven years, where his initiatives that led to change in the business drive has positioned the Company as a top brand in the industry, prior to which he has worked as the Marketing Manager at Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and Finance PLC (formerly known as Merchant Credit of Sri Lanka).

Holder of a degree in Business Management with a specialisation in Accountancy from the University of Kelaniya, Mr. Jayanetti went on to obtain an MBA (Banking and Finance) from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He has followed a programme on Strategic Leadership from Cornell University – Johnson Graduate School of Management, USA.

Mr. Ruwan Jayasuriya

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Jayasuriya holds an MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan University (Wales) and a Diploma in Credit Management from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He is a member of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK. In addition to the above, he is a passed finalist of the Certified Management Accountants of Australia.

He has been with the Singer Group for over 24 years, of which eight years were with the parent company of the Singer Group managing sales, administration and hire purchase of consumer durables.

He joined Singer Finance at the inception of the Company in 2004. Mr. Jayasuriya was heading Credit, Recoveries and Operations divisions of the Company from the inception till 2021. Prior to joining SDF, he served at Richard Pieris Finance as the Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Ranapriya Fernando

Head of Credit

Mr. Fernando holds an Executive MBA from the University of West London and has been Awarded Associate Life Membership from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

He has over 30 Years of experience in the Banking and Finance sector. Consisting of local and overseas experience, mainly in the field of Credit, Relationship Management, Mortgage Finance and Real Estate Development Projects - Commercial, Residential and Mixed Development.

Mr. Kularuwan Gamage

Head of Operations & Administration

Skills and Experience

Mr. Gamage reading for MBA at the University of Brittany. Seventeen (17) years of corporate experience in the finance industry. Fully certified trainer of Micro Finance (ADBI) & business development (CEFE).

Previous Appointment

He served in BUROBangladesh, one of the leading Microfinance institutes in Bangladesh as a program accompanier.

Mr. Indika Dissanayake

Head of IT

Skills and Experience

Mr. Dissanayake counts over 26 years of experience in the field of Information Technology. He was graduated with an upper class honors degree in Information Technology from London Metropolitan university. He holds NCC( UK) International Higher Diploma, NCC (UK) International  Diploma and other  IT Diplomas.  Additionally, he has completed Australian Computer Society examinations (ACS) and BCS examinations. He is certified Ethical Hacker , a Certified Microsoft System Engineer and has completed other Microsoft certifications.

Previous Appointment

Mr. Dissanayake has held numerous roles in the field of IT in the organizations which he has previously worked in , among them are the positions of Chief Manager –Tech Infrastructure at HNB Finance PLC, Head of IT at Prime Finance PLC, Assistant General Manager IT at Entrust Limited, Systems Engineer at AE Logistics Pvt Ltd, Branch Manager and Lecturer cum Network Administrator at IDM Computer Studies (Pvt.) Ltd.

Mr. Mahesh Jayasanka

Head of Strategic Planning

Skills and Experience

Mr. Jayasanka holds MAAT and CA Qualification. 18 years of experience in Auditing, Accounting, Taxation, Process Development, and MIS through BI within banking, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and engineering sectors.

Before joining SDF, he served in Ernst & Young for a 7 year period.

Mr. Kelum Thilakerathne

Head of National Sales

Skills and Experience

Mr. Thilakerathne holds a Diploma in Credit Management - Institute of Credit Management. Have introduced diversified leasing products in line with Sarvodaya Philosophy including Agrobased leasing in remote areas.

He has 18 Years of corporate experience in the Leasing Industry specialising in sales and marketing.

Mr. Prabath Rangajeewa

Head of Gold Loan

Skills and Experience

Mr. Rangajeewa has Twentyfive (25) years of corporate experience in the finance sector specializing in gold loans, pawning, and gold mortgages. Provided the leadership to have a fully equipped gold loan division where more than Rs.1 Bn worth of gold loan portfolio is established.

Previous Appointment

He has twenty five (25) Years of corporate experience in the Gold Loan Industry specializing in sales and marketing (Gold Loans).

Mr. Darshana Perera

Head of Recovery

Skills and Experience 

Mr. Perera has 19 years of corporate experience in the finance sector specialised in recovery in terms of both front-office and back-office functions. He has contributed to streamlining the procedures of the Recovery division and setting up the high-tech call center in SDF.

He has 19 years of experience in the Finance sector.

Ms. Piyumi Ranadheera

Head of Risk Management

Skills and Experience

Ms. Ranadheera is an Associate Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) of Sri Lanka and holds CGMA Adv Dip in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, (CIMA- UK). She also holds an MBA from the University of Colombo and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance (Sp) from the University of Colombo. Ms.Ranadheera holds a Diploma in Bank Integrated Risk Management  (Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka) with a merit pass and Certificate in Treasury and Foreign Exchange Operations conducted by the Centre for Banking Studies, Central Bank of Sri Lanka. She has also completed the Diploma in Compliance at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

 She is counting 10 years of experience in the field of risk management in the NBFI sector.

Ms. Sharonie Robert

Head of Compliance/ Compliance Officer

Skills and Experience

Ms. Robert is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries in Sri Lanka and a registered Company Secretary in Sri Lanka. She holds BA(Hons) International Business and Finance from the University of West of Scotland, UK and a Passed Finalist of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants, CIMA, UK. She also holds Certificate in Global Financial Compliance from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, UK, and Certificate in Banking and Finance from The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. She is currently following the Applied Skill level of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (ACCA).  

She has 11 years of experience in the non-bank financial sector in Compliance, Company Secretarial, and Corporate Governance.