May 22, Colombo: Hatton National Bank has notched up a major accolade at the seventh Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards as the Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka.

HNB’s Managing Director Rajendra Theagarajah received the award on behalf of the bank at The Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services 2008 Awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the region’s most prestigious retail banking event, the Excellence in Retail Financial Services Convention. The ceremony was held at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok on the evening of 16 May 2008.

About 150 senior bankers from award winning banks in 23 countries across the Asia Pacific, the Gulf region and Central Asia attended the glittering event, the industry’s celebration of the region’s best retail bankers that recognizes their efforts in bringing superior products and services to their customers.

The awards programme, administered by The Asian Banker, and refereed by prominent global bankers, consultants and academics, is the most prestigious award of its kind.