Nations Trust Bank PLC announced the appointment of Charitha Subasinghe to its board as a Non-Executive Director of the Bank with effect from June 19, 2023. NTB said the Director, Bank Supervision of the Central Bank has approved the appointment in terms of Section 42 of the Banking Act. Subasinghe has been serving as the President-Retail of the John Keells Group since 2018.

The Retail sector of John Keells comprises of the Keells supermarket chain consisting of 132 outlets and John Keells Office Automation, the national distributor for Samsung phones, Asus laptops and Toshiba photocopiers. The Keells brand transformation took place under the leadership of Subasinghe and it went on to become the strongest brand in the country for the year 2022 based on the Brand Finance rankings. With over 25 years of experience in the fields of accounting, financial management and marketing, Subasinghe holds an MBA from the University of Colombo, is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA), UK a nd holds a Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.