Mr. Peter Horton is a British citizen and joined the Bank on 24^th February 2011. His initial contract is for a period of 3 years. He has a BSc. Honours in Financial Services (1^st Class) and is an Associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers (London). He has been working in the International arena since 1999, having actually started his banking career with Barclays in 1984, gaining significant exposure to the operations of a Bank and understanding all aspects of the operations of Banking, including Retail and Corporate Credit. During his banking career he has successfully led teams in the Risk, Distressed Debt and Corporate arenas. He has been involved at a strategic level in formulating banks wide credit policies and in implementing business transformations and restructuring. Additionally he has spent time working in a specialized finance business where he successfully facilitated corporate startups, acquisitions and equity transactions covering sector as diverse as mining, manufacturing and specialist engineering. Prior to joining the Bank Mr. Peter Horton worked as the Corporate Director of Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands of First Caribbean International Bank until appointment as CEO of BML.

Chief Internal Auditor and Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Lucian Jayakody joined the Bank in October 2006. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) USA, Associate of Charted Institute of Bankers London (ACIB), Member of The Institute of Internal Auditors USA (IIA) and a Member of Information Systems Audit and Control Association USA (ISACA). He also holds diplomas in Computer Systems Design and Business Administration from NIBM.  His experience in senior management positions in the Financial Sector extends for more than twenty years. He was the Head of Internal Audit in MERC Bank, Sri Lanka, AGM Operations, Administrations and Information Resource Management in Pan Asia Banking Corporation, Sri Lanka, Senior Manager in Operations and Systems Audit in Hatton National Bank, Sri Lanka. He is a specialist in productivity and system re-engineering and has had extensive training in this field in Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), Japan.

 Assistant General Manager and Executive Director

Ms. Aishath Noordeen is the Assistant General Manager and Executive Director of Bank of Maldives PLC. She joined the Bank in 1982. She was appointed to the Bank’s Board on 13 June 2008 and from 12 February 2009 to 1 July 2009 she served as the Acting Managing Director and CEO of the Bank. She is an experienced banking professional with over 27 years of hands on expertise in all aspects of International Banking and Trade Finance.  She is a leading figure in the design, setting up and operation of the Bank of Maldives Card Centre.  

Assistant General Manager

Ms. Fathimath Manike is in charge of Development Banking, Operations and Human Resource Management. She joined the Bank in 1982. In 1978, she started her career at the State Bank of India, Male’ branch and joined the Bank of Maldives PLC in 1982. She has undergone training in banking and management in Malaysia and India. Ms. Fathimath Manike is one of the pioneers of development banking in the country since its inception in 1990 and has been in charge of all development banking activities of the Bank since 1992. She has gained vast experience through attending training and workshops related to development banking and poverty alleviation in South and South East Asia region.

Assistant General Manager

Ms. Nadiya Hassan is in charge of NPA section. She joined the Bank in 1985. Before joining BML in 1985, she served at the Maldives Monitory Authority for 4 years. She has extensive experience in relationship management with wide exposure to tourism and related industries in Maldives. She has participated in many training and workshops related to lending activities.

Mr. Lasantha Thennakoon joined the Bank in June 2010. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and holds associate membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and the CPA Australia. He also holds Honours Degree in Accounting & Financial Management from University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka and Masters Degree in Business Administration, from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He counts over 12 years experience in financial management both in Sri Lanka and Overseas in various industry segments including Banking & Finance, Business Advisory and Manufacturing. Prior to joining BML, he was the General Manager Finance & Administration (Chief Financial Officer) of the Fiji Development Bank, a leading Bank in the South Pacific and was responsible for managing Finance, Treasury, MIS and Administration business units. Prior to the South Pacific appointment, he served as the Assistant Director – Finance & Treasury Management at Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC. Apart from the specialized business disciplines in Finance and Treasury, he has gained sound experience in Strategic Planning, Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Quality Management in various business segments.