Mr. Neilendra lomal Russell De Mel has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the board of Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC with effect from January 1, 2016. Mr. de Mel, having been with, NDB Group for over 30 years, retired as its Director /Group Chief Executive Officer in August 2013. Prior to this appointment, he served as Vice President - Head of the Corporate Banking Group and as Vice President - Head of Group Risk Management.