HNB Assurance PLC announced that at a meeting of the board of directors held on 11 January 2018, Mr. Darshan Ravindra Abeysuriya was appointed as a Director (non-executive/independent) of HNB Assurance PLC subject to the approval being obtained from Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. Ravi Abeysuriya is the Group Director of Candor Group, owned by National Industries Group (NIG), in Kuwait. Formerly, he was the Head of Sirategic Business Development at Hayleys Group, Managing Director of Amba Research Lanka and Managing Director of Fitch Ratings Lanka. Ravi is currently responsible for private equity investments for a 200 million Dollar PB Fund.