Mr. Kekulawala counts over thirty years in the banking profession and was appointed as a Director in October 2017. He has held senior positions at Hatton National Bank PLC and played a strategic role in the diversification of HNB from Commercial Banking to Investment Banking, venture capital, stock brokering and life/general insurance. Mr. Kekulawala served as the lead consultant and was responsible for setting up a Commercial Banking Operation in the Solomon Islands. He functioned as the inaugural CEO of the bank. He presently serves on the Board of several public companies.

Mr. Kekulawala is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants UK and Sri Lanka, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in England and has an MBA from the University of Manchester.