Tech veteran Shanil Fernando joins NDB Bank Board

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Shanil Fernando

NDB Bank has appointed Shanil Fernando its Board as an Independent, None-Executive Director.

Fernando brings over 25 years of experience in the global IT industry, having played pivotal roles in founding and scaling technology ventures. He was a founding member of Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global technology consulting firm, where he held leadership positions including Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, managing engineering teams of over 4,000 associates across multiple geographies.

Shanil later cofounded Sysco Labs, the innovation arm of Sysco (NYSE: SYY), a Fortune 100 company, where he led global engineering operations and drove transformative technology initiatives. Currently, he serves as Chief Technology and AI Officer at Cut+Dry, a Silicon Valley-based company revolutionising the US food service industry through technology and data, processing over $ 10 billion in Gross Merchandise Value.

In addition, Shanil is Chairman and Executive Director of Fernando Ventures Ltd., an investment company focused on real estate and property development, and serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of John Keells Food Products PLC. His contributions to the IT sector have earned him numerous accolades, including ICT Leader of the Year (2016) and recognition among Echelon magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 and 100 Most Successful Leaders. Shanil holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Warwick, UK, and is a former board member of SLASSCOM and Secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka.