About Us

Osman Kassim, the visionary and one of the main promoters of Amana Group of Companies, was the Chairman of Amana Bank PLC, Sri Lanka’s first and only licensed commercial bank to conduct all its operations under the principles of Islamic banking. Mr. Kassim, a well-versed personality in Islamic banking and finance, was instrumental in introducing Islamic finance to Sri Lanka with the setting up of Amana Investments in 1997, whose assets and liabilities were later transferred to Amana Bank PLC in 2011. He has expanded his directorships in Islamic Finance companies overseas as well, where he is a director at Amana Takaful Maldives.

With over 40 years of senior management experience, Mr. Kassim was also the founder Chairman of the well-established Expolanka Group of Companies which is engaged in diverse business activities. He is the Chairman of Vidullanka PLC, a leading provider of renewable energy to the National Grid and he is also the Chairman of Aberdeen Holdings (Private) Limited. He also sits on the board of Ex-Pack Corrugated Cartons (Private) Limited.

He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate from the Staffordshire University in recognition of his achievements as both a global entrepreneur and visionary educationalist.

Mr. Gehan Rajapakse is currently serving Amana Takaful Life PLC as Chief Executive Officer. He counts over 25 years of experience in the Financial Services industry with primary focus on Insurance & Asset Management. He commenced his career with CTC Eagle Fund Management Company Ltd in 1992 as a Management Trainee. He has functioned as a General Manager of both the Asset Management business and later the Banc Assurance arm of Aviva NDB PLC. Prior to his appointment as CEO ATLL, he served as the CEO of LOLC Insurance Co. Ltd.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from PIM University of Sri Jayawardenapura and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (Hon) from the University of Colombo. He is also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – UK.

Ammar was appointed to the Board on 7th March 2016. He heads Business Development at FITS Aviation, Sri Lanka’s largest private airline.

He has managed a programme of aircraft acquisition fleet standardisation across three global hubs for the airline. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Management Information Systems from New York University.

Rizwan Nayeem was appointed to the Board on 2nd January 2018. He is currently an Executive Director at the Nortonbridge Capital (Pvt) Ltd. He has had an extensive career in investment research, corporate finance and management consultancy in Sri Lanka, Middle East and United Kingdom. Rizwan has had well-acclaimed research-based publications in the insurance sector and luxury goods in Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. He is also an accomplished entrepreneur having successfully launched vibrant enterprises including the Nortonbridge Capital and Orofini Jewellery.

Rizwan has an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, United Kingdom and he has successfully completed the programme on Advanced Corporate Financial Strategies at the Kellogg School of Management, Illinois, USA. Rizwan is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA – UK), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA – UK) and Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM – UK).

An Industry stalwart with over 29 years’ experience. Seasoned CEO with an industry leading company in Pakistan, expert at leading cross-functional teams, managing result-oriented departments, ensuring corporate governance. He holds multiple Board Member position(s) with reputed companies and leverages management and visionary leadership expertise for driving long-term strategies aimed at excelling companies’ top-line and bottom-line. He is serving as an independent non-executive director of Amana Takaful PLC. Alongside his several accolades, he is an MBA & a Certified Director.