Ms. Gillian Edwards is a career banker with over 36 years of experience in the Sri Lankan Banking Sector. Rendering her services to DFCC Bank PLC and Seylan Bank PLC, she counts for over a decade at Senior Corporate Management level. Her work experience spans the transformative years in Retail Banking. Having held the positions of Senior Vice President, Consumer Banking at DFCC Bank PLC, Head of Personal Financial Services at DFCC Vardhana Bank Plc and Assistant General Manager Personal Banking at Seylan Bank PLC, her vast experience covers all aspects of Retail Banking, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Ms. Gillian Edwards holds a Master’s in Business Administration from University of Southern Queensland, Australia, a Post Graduate Executive Diploma in Bank Management from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka, and is an Associate Member of the Certified Management Accountants, Australia.   She also held the post of President, Leasing Council of Bankers of Sri Lanaka and was honored for her achievements in the Banking Sector at the “Top 50 Professional and Career Women Awards Sri Lanka and Maldives, 2020”

She currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the boards of Peoples Bank, Commercial Credit and Finance PLC, Seylan Developments PLC and Mahaweli Coconut Plantations PLC.