Multi Finance strengthens Board with the appointment of new Independent Director

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With the wave of rapid expansion of the company’s branch network and business activities, Multi Finance recently announced the appointment of Manohara S. Tillakawardana as an Independent, Non-Executive Director of the company.

He is presently a Director and Lead Consultant in TOGS Associates Ltd., a company which is engaged in providing consultancy and advisory services in various professional spheres.

An accomplished professional with over twenty one years of mercantile sector exposure, his key areas of expertise are known to be financial management, corporate and strategic planning, diagnostic studies, project feasibility studies and appraisals, auditing, research and market surveys which would immensely help Multi Finance to ensure profitable solutions for customers and growth for the company.

He holds a MBA in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo, Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts – UK, Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing – UK, Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, Founder member of the Institute of Certified Professional Managers and Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) of USA and Vice President of IIA- Sri Lanka.

He has previously served as the Group Head of Audit and Compliance of the DCSL Group and prior to that he had being employed at Lanka Bell (Pvt) Ltd., TNS, Dankotuwa Porcelain Ltd. and Ernst & Young as well. This new appointment would strengthen the diverse expertise of the present directorate and would be a great impetus for the consistent growth of Multi Finance PLC. A listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange, the company is presently venturing out its business activities to other densely populated towns in the country and recently opened a new branch in Anuradhapura as well.The company which is under the purview of Central Bank of Sri Lanka as Registered Finance company is expected to introduce new financial products and services and also expand its portfolio of solutions for the increasing client base.