Ms. Nishani De Zoysa is a seasoned banking professional with over 30 years of experience in Corporate Banking, Project Finance, and Development Finance. She served at DFCC Bank PLC from July 2003 to November 2024, most recently as Assistant Vice President – Corporate Banking, where she managed large corporate portfolios with full P&L and risk responsibility, and structured complex financing solutions including syndicated and project finance transactions.
She has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement across government, state-owned enterprises, and leading corporates, as well as in credit risk management and portfolio governance. Prior to DFCC, she held several roles at Seylan Bank PLC, gaining broad exposure to corporate and retail banking operations.
Ms. De Zoysa holds an MBA from the University of Colombo (Merit). and is an Associate Member of CIMA (UK) and the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM (UK).
Appointed to the Board:
Appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 18th May 2026.
Membership of Board Sub-Committees:
She is a member of the Board Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and the Board Audit Committee.
