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| Jonathan Alles |
Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC has appointed veteran banker Jonathan Alles as Chairman of its Board with effect from 12 September 2026.
Alles holds a First Class MBA in Finance from the University of Stirling, UK. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors.
Alles joined the Board of Singer Finance on 5 March 2026. Alles was the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Hatton National Bank PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s largest private sector banks. He served as a Director of the Sri Lanka Banks Association (SLBA) and was its Chairman from 2013 to 2015. In addition, he was elected Chairman of the Asian Bankers Association in 2018, a position he held for three years, and where he also served on its Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Advisory Committee.
Alles served as the Chairman of many other institutions, namely, Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd., HNB Finance PLC, Acuity Partners Ltd., Lanka Ventures PLC, LVL Energy Fund, Lanka Financial Services Bureau Ltd., and was the Vice Chairman/Council Member of Banking, Financial and Insurance Services Group of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon.
Alles also held directorships in Lanka Clear Ltd., HNB Assurance PLC, Sithma Development Ltd., HNB General Insurance Ltd., and Acuity Stockbrokers Ltd. Alles also served as a Member of the Main Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and was a Founder Member/Director of the Advisory Committee of Sri Lanka Business and Biodiversity Platform.
Alles has been conferred the award ‘CEO with HR Orientation’ at the Global HR Excellence Awards 2016 sponsored by CIMA and ‘Hall of Fame’ title for outstanding business leadership, by Colombo Leadership Academy in 2019. He has also been bestowed with ‘CEO Leadership Achievement award for Sri Lanka in 2019’ and ‘Leadership Achievement Award for Best COVID-19 Response in Sri Lanka’ at the Asian Banker Leadership Awards.
He had a career spanning for more than 37 years in the banking industry. During his career in the industry he had worked with several prominent international banks, including the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Saudi British Bank - Riyadh, British Bank of the Middle East, and HSBC in both Dubai and Colombo.
