⚖️ ICT Legal Veteran Jayantha Fernando Joins LOLC Finance Board

• LOLC Finance PLC has appointed Jayantha Fernando, a senior Legal expert specializing in Telecommunications and IT Law, as a Non-Executive Independent Director. • Fernando brings nearly 30 years of experience in key tech legal areas, including Digital Transactions, Digital Payments, Data Protection, Cybercrime, and AI. • Key National Contributions: • Led the strategy to formulate and enact Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) No. 09 of 2022, which is the first comprehensive data privacy legislation in South Asia. • Oversaw the drafting of the Electronic Transactions Act and the Computer Crimes Act while at the ICT Agency (ICTA). • Led Sri Lanka's entry to the Budapest Cybercrime Convention, becoming the first South East Asian elected to its global Board.