HNB FINANCE celebrates International Women’s Day 2026

Sri Lanka’s leading integrated financial services provider, HNB FINANCE, celebrated International Women’s Day 2026 recognising and empowering women and their immense contribution to its workforce. The commemoration thus honoured their female workforce via customised interactive sessions that intended to further uphold them.

The event took place at the HNB Finance PLC Head Office at Nawala and welcomed the participation of the female staff across their island-wide branch network. The participants represented staff across a wide spectrum of ranks. While the staff from branches in close proximity to the head office participated in person, staff from other branches became a part of the event via a live broadcast. Similarly, this initiative promoted inclusivity and accessibility to all participants. 

The esteemed guests of the session included Professor. Piyanjali De Zoysa, Senior Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Also in attendance were HNB Finance Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Chaminda Prabhath, and senior management members. In addition, almost 200 HNB Finance female staff members participated and benefitted from the event.

Prof. Piyanjali De Zoysa delivered an insightful session on resilience and improving one’s mental health/mindfulness titled, ‘The Resilient Mind’. Her session engaged the participants on recognizing, accepting and overcoming psychological barriers that hinder the cultivation of a resilient mind. The session provided insight on strengthening oneself in the face of adverse conditions of life, which helped enable securing more opportunities for women.

Commenting on the significance of the occasion, HNB Finance Managing Director and CEO,Mr.Chaminda Prabhath stated that, “Women are an integral part of the society who bring in a plethora of skills to the ever evolving world. They represent their own unique set of strengths that blend innovation and intellectuality to output unwavering commitment within the workplace. As they play multiple and diverse roles both within and outside the workplace, women facilitate a promising future for the nation.”

“At HNB Finance, we continue to be a pillar of support for women through our many finance resilience initiatives. More women enter the workforce, and it is our duty as a responsible finance partner to improve their financial situation through holistic approaches. Our female staff and our customers alike are seen as valued stakeholders who bring in nothing other than growth and abundance to all”, he further stated.

About HNB FINANCE PLC

Celebrating 26 years of trust, growth, and excellence this 2026, HNB Finance PLC was established in the year 2000 and is licensed as a registered Finance Company by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Maintaining an extensive island-wide presence across 76 branches, HNB Finance offers a range of exceptional financial services, which include Leasing, Gold Loan, as well as Fixed Deposits and Savings. In addition to being certified as a Great Place to Work and the Silver TAGS award winner for 2025, the Company also ranks among Sri Lanka’s Top 100 most valuable brands by Brand Finance. HNB Finance also holds a National Long-term Rating of ‘A(lka)’ with a Stable outlook; as affirmed by Fitch Ratings. For more details, please visit https://www.hnbfinance.lk/