Kanti Kumar Saha, new CEO of Lankan Alliance Finance
Kanti Kumar Saha has recently been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Lankan Alliance Finance with effect from August 12.
He replaced Romesh Elapata, the financial institution said in a statement yesterday.
"Lankan Alliance is set now to deliver customised financial solutions and new products under the leadership of the new CEO Kanti Kumar Saha," said Jowher Rizvi, chairman of Lankan Alliance Finance.
Saha is bringing in his valuable experience in corporate and investment banking and the best practices from global financial institutions, Rizvi said.
Before joining Lankan Alliance Finance, Saha in his 29-year-long career has represented the board in the capacity of managing director and CEO of NDB Capital, the investment banking arm of National Development Bank PLC of Sri Lanka.
Saha was the director and head of global corporate banking at Citibank NA Bangladesh, senior relationship manager for corporate banking at Standard Chartered and also served Prime Bank as deputy managing director and chief business officer.
He completed his Bachelor's and Master's in economics from Dhaka University and also earned a postgraduate management degree from Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Established in 2018, Lankan Alliance Finance is a joint venture non-banking financial institution (NBFI) with multinational collaboration, licensed by Bangladesh Bank.
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