{"id":151492,"date":"2025-08-22T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=151492"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:49:05","slug":"ndb-toastmasters-club-ushers-in-a-new-era-of-leadership-at-13th-executive-committee-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/08\/22\/ndb-toastmasters-club-ushers-in-a-new-era-of-leadership-at-13th-executive-committee-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"NDB Toastmasters Club Ushers in a New Era of Leadership at 13th Executive Committee Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Development Bank PLC<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

NDB Bank proudly celebrated the 13th Executive Committee Installation Ceremony of the NDB Toastmasters Club on 6 August 2025 at the Hilton Colombo Residencies, an evening marked by leadership, fellowship, and inspiration, reflecting the Bank\u2019s commitment to nurturing talent, empowering communication, and fostering personal and professional growth among its employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony was graced by Mr. Lasantha Dasanayaka, Vice President \u2013 Human Resources at NDB Bank, who attended as Chief Guest, while the Guest of Honour was distinguished Toastmaster Niroshan Nadarajah, District Director \u2013 District 82, who delivered a motivational address to the newly appointed leaders. District officials DTM Bhathiya Hettiarachchi (Program Quality Director) and DTM Piyakara Jayaratne (Club Growth Director) added their presence to the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evening\u2019s keynote was delivered by Toastmaster Alagan Mahalingam, CEO of Rootcode, who inspired attendees with valuable insights on leadership, growth, and the courage required to step beyond one\u2019s comfort zone to achieve excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstrating the club\u2019s active role at the District level, members DTM Tharindu de Silva (Public Relations Manager, District 82), TM Dilrukshie Mervin (Division Director \u2013 Division E), and TM Pristly Ivan (Area Director \u2013 Area E4) represented NDB Toastmasters\u2019 remarkable talent and influence within the wider Toastmasters community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A notable highlight of the evening was the induction of 14 new members, further strengthening the club\u2019s future. The ceremony concluded with the appointment of TM Mohamad Fazlan as President for the term 2025\/26, alongside the newly appointed Executive Committee, ready to lead the club into another successful year of communication excellence, leadership development, and fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through platforms such as Toastmasters, NDB Bank continues to invest in its people, encouraging them to hone their skills, unlock their potential, and embody the values of excellence, teamwork, and continuous growth that define the Bank\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NDB Bank is the fourth-largest listed commercial bank in Sri Lanka. NDB was named Sri Lanka’s Best Bank for Corporates at Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024 and was awarded Domestic Retail Bank of the Year – Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year by Asian Banking and Finance Magazine (Singapore) Awards 2024. NDB is the parent company of the NDB Group, comprising capital market subsidiary companies, together forming a unique banking and capital market services group. The Bank is committed to empowering the nation and its people through meaningful financial and advisory services powered by digital banking solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank proudly celebrated the 13th Executive Committee Installation Ceremony of the NDB Toastmasters Club on 6 August 2025 at the Hilton Colombo Residencies, an evening marked by leadership, fellowship, and inspiration, reflecting the Bank\u2019s commitment to nurturing talent, empowering communication, and fostering personal and professional growth among its employees. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}