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Nirodha Kalansooriya
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Fintrex Finance PLC has announced the appointment of Nirodha Kalansooriya as a Director of the Company, further strengthening the Board’s legal, governance and financial-sector expertise.
An Attorney-at-Law, Kalansooriya has extensive experience in banking, corporate and civil law. Over the course of her career, she has held senior legal positions at several leading institutions, including Sampath Bank PLC and Nations Trust Bank PLC. She has also served as Head of Legal at Associated Motorways Ltd., and AMW Capital Leasing and Finance PLC.
Kalansooriya holds prestigious academic and professional qualifications from Sri Lanka Law College , Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the Open University of Sri Lanka and Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from the University of Colombo, specializing in Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Company Law and Banking Law. She also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree in Business Law from the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom and a Post-Attorney Diploma in Banking, Finance and Insurance from Sri Lanka Law College. She is currently reading for her PhD at the University of Colombo.
Beyond her corporate and legal practice, Kalansooriya has contributed to law reform initiatives in Sri Lanka as a Convenor and Committee Member appointed by the Ministry of Justice. She has also served as Chairperson of the Notarial Practice Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. An experienced civil law practitioner, she has served as a panel lawyer for several major banking institutions.
Her contribution extends to legal education and academia. Kalansooriya is a former Council Member of the University of Peradeniya and has served as a Visiting Lecturer at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and Sri Lanka Law College, supporting the development of future legal professionals.
Welcoming Kalansooriya the Fintrex Finance PLC Board of Directors said her broad legal and financial-sector experience is expected to add further depth to Board deliberations and support the Company’s continued focus on sound governance, regulatory compliance and sustainable growth.
