📈 People's Insurance PLC Appoints Veteran Banker Chandana Guniyangoda as Chairman

People's Insurance PLC has announced the appointment of Chandana Guniyangoda as its new Chairman. • Guniyangoda is a highly accomplished finance professional with over 27 years of experience, including 19 years in commercial banking. • He holds dual Fellowships from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA) and the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCMA). • His extensive academic background includes an MBA in Banking and Finance (PIM), an MA in Financial Economics (University of Colombo), and a BSc in Business Administration. • He has held strategic roles at NDB Bank PLC (Assistant Vice President – Finance, Strategic Planning) and Sampath Bank PLC (ALCO Officer, Senior Executive Finance and Planning), and was part of a world champion team in Asset and Liability Management. • Guniyangoda's expertise spans Finance, Strategic Planning, Business Transformation, Cost Optimisation, and Risk Management. • Currently, he also serves as Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) of MG Group of Companies, Board Member at New Vithanakande Tea Factory Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman of CCPI Management Holdings Ltd., and a Non-Executive Senior Director at People's Bank. • He recently provided expert guidance for the restructuring of international setups in the country’s agriculture and plantation sectors for the World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture.