Sampath Bank was announced that it has improved its position in the Business Today Top 30 for the year 2019-2020, reaffirming its status as one of Sri Lanka’s best performing companies. The Bank rose one spot in this year’s ranking to reach fourth place among Sri Lanka’s corporate elite. The Business Today Top 30 currently in its 23rd year, rates companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange based on their business performance during a given financial year. The listing is compiled with the assistance of KPMG Sri Lanka using publicly available information. Speaking about the improvement in this year’s ranking, Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank said, “We are very proud to have improved our rank to fourth place among the leading corporate entities in Sri Lanka, as adjudged by the prestigious Business Today magazine. Spurred by this recognition, in the future we will strive to perform even better for the benefit of all our stakeholders. I am grateful to the Sampath Bank Team for their passion and commitment in achieving every milestone we have set out to meet and we seek their support to take the Bank to greater heights.” During the year, the Bank was recognized as Sri Lanka’s ‘Best Retail Bank’ as well as the ‘Best Commercial Bank’ for the seventh consecutive year at the World Finance Banking Awards organized by the UK based World Finance magazine. Sampath Bank was also ranked among the Top 1000 World Banks by the UK’s Banker Magazine.
