Mr. D. P. Kumarage
Chief Executive Officer/ General Manager

Mr. Kumarage has been the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of People's Leasing Company Limited since September 1997. He is the Managing Director of People's Leasing Fleet Management Limited, People's Leasing Property Development Limited, People's Insurance Limited and People's Leasing Finance PLC. He has over 31 years experience in banking and finance at People's Bank and served as a Deputy General Manager.

He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Modern Banking and is a Passed Finalist of CIMA (UK). He is the Vice President of the Asian Leasing and Finance Association and former Chairman of the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka. In addition, he serves as a Non Executive Director of SANASA Development Bank and Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC. He is a Director of Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Limited (FOSL).

Founded in 1995, People's Leasing Company (PLC) Limited is Sri Lanka's unshakable leader in the leasing sector. In the past 14 years, People's Leasing has built an extraordinary tradition of excellence in all spheres of leasing and we are now the established market leader. Our customers range from individuals to SMEs to blue chip companies in every corner of the island. We have contributed immensely to the country's economic growth and the quality of life of millions of Sri Lankans.

The People's Leasing Group has recently diversified to include five subsidiaries, united under the PLC name. Customers can now obtain Insurance, Finance, Property Development, Micro finance and Fleet Management services under one roof.

Our user-friendly product range, nationwide outreach and strong foundation of talented management and staff have made the Company immensely profitable. We are now a major contributor to the success of our parent company, People's Bank. As a fully-owned subsidiary of People's Bank, the group enjoys government protection along with private sector flexibility.

    The PLC Philosophy
To respond to all stakeholders with deliverable core values of:

  • Economic Viability
  • Social Accountability
  • Environmental Responsibility