Mr. Nihal Kekulawala has over thirty years of experience in the banking profession and was appointed as a Director in October 2017. He has held senior positions at Hatton National Bank PLC, where he played a strategic role in diversifying HNB from Commercial Banking into Investment Banking, venture capital, stockbroking, and life/general insurance.

Mr. Kekulawala served as the lead consultant responsible for establishing a Commercial Banking Operation in the Solomon Islands, where he was the inaugural CEO of the bank. He currently serves on the Boards of several public companies, including Lanka Walltiles PLC, Lanka Ventures PLC, LVL Energy Fund PLC, Lanka Ceramics PLC, and Softlogic Holdings PLC.

Mr. Kekulawala is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants UK and Sri Lanka, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in England and holds an MBA from the University of Manchester.