Mr. Kapila Jayawardane, recently assumed duties as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LOLC. He was the former Country Head and CEO of Citibank NA, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
 
He has varied experience in the fields of Banking Operations, Audit, Relationship Management, Corporate Finance, Consumer Banking and Treasury Management.
 
Mr. Jayawardane was appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks Association (SLBA) in 2003/04. He has also served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka and was appointed to the Financial Sector Reforms Committee (FSRC) by the Prime Minister and is a member of the Finance Sector and Capital markets cluster of the National Council of Economic Development (NCED).
 
Mr. Jayawardena was a key member of the Inaugural Sovereign Rating team for Sri Lanka appointed by the Governor of the Central Bank.Further to his appointment at LOLC, he has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Lanka ORIX Factors Ltd, Lanka ORIX Insurance Brokers Ltd, Lanka ORIX Finance Company Ltd, and Lanka ORIX Information Technology Ltd.