Pandula Gajendra Gunaratne

Pandula Gajendra Gunaratne

Executive - Financial Crime Compliance

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  • About me

    Entrepreneur | Visionary Leader

  • Education

    • Strategy Institute of Marketing

      2014 - 2015
      Foundation Certificate in Marketing
    • Cardiff Metropolitan University

      2016 - 2018
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management, General Merit

      • Thesis was done on "The factors influencing the Safety & Security of the tourists, who select Sri Lanka as a destination".

    • S.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia

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      Advanced Level Biology, General

      Activities and Societies: • Member of the Water polo team • Member of the swimming team • Member of the scrabble team • Interact club • Science Society • Buddhist society • Model railroad club

  • Experience

    • HSBC

      Feb 2014 - Oct 2015
      Executive - Financial Crime Compliance

      •Worked for UAE HSBC from Colombo in order to mitigate the financial crimes.•Monitor customer transactions in order to mitigate the financial risks.•Raising queries for the suspicious transactions which could lead to money laundering.•Training the new executives how to monitor financial crimes and also about reporting.

    • Goliath Holdings (Private) Limited

      Nov 2015 - Jun 2017
      Founder / Chief Operations Officer

      • Responsible for handling a fleet of 15 courier riders to maintain day to day activities.• Overlooking all the operations regarding deliveries.• Recruiting and training new riders to increase the fleet.• Planning and executing all the necessary activities which a start up company needs.• Plan employee's salaries in order to achieve the forecast sales and profits.

    • Abans Group Sri Lanka

      Sept 2017 - Jun 2021
      Assistant Brand Manager

      • Responsible for all marketing related activities for globally renowned brand LG - Life's Good.• Coordinating with the advertising agencies and executing the integrated marketing communication campaigns. • Identifying the target markets and planning the marketing campaigns within the budget provided in order to support the sales function.• Responsible for coordinating activities with cross functional teams from product, sales, purchasing, finance & IT in effectively carrying out various promotional activities.• Recommendation and management of all brand activities to ensure fit with brand strategy and corporate guidelines. Show less

    • X-Corps Security (Pvt) Ltd

      Jun 2021 - now
      Managing Director
    • KGM Holdings

      Aug 2024 - now
      Managing Partner
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Basic Rescue - Life Saving Certification

      The Sri Lanka Life Saving Federation
    • Advanced Open Water Diver

      PADI
      Mar 2021