ECONOMYNEXT – Sabry Ghouse has been appointed chairman of Sri Lanka’s UB Finance PLC, with effect from November 6.
He was a former Director of the Credit Information Bureau (CRIB) in Sri Lanka, and was recently appointed as a Director of People’s Bank.
A brief résumé of Ghouse, as provided by the company, is reproduced below:
Mr. Sabry Ghouse’s banking career in the finance sector spans over 30 years with leading international banks.
He counts over 10 years’ experience serving in overseas financial markets.
His experience expands across the Middle East, ASEAN and Sri Lanka.
He has worked with consumer and SME banking within their respective growth phases and the inception phases of the
businesses in the markets he operated in.
He was employed by American Express Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation of Saudi Arabia, and was responsible for the setting up of Retail Banking, allied operations and crafting of Strategy at all of these banks to emerge a leader in their chosen market.
In 2006 he was recruited to head the Retail Banking at Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia by its parent Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation, Saudi Arabia, to develop a retail banking model and set up operations, on their entry into the Malaysian market.
Mr. Ghouse was a former Director of the Credit Information Bureau (CRIB) in Sri Lanka.
He was the Deputy Chairman of Union Bank of Colombo PLC until August 2021.
He was recently appointed as a Director of People’s Bank.
He has participated for executive leadership programs conducted by the London Business School, UK and Templeton, Oxford UK. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Western Sydney, Australia.
Whilst setting the retail banking franchise in AlRajhi Bank malaysia, Sabry was also critical in setting up the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) unit at the Al Rajhi Bank in Malaysia.
This was in accordance to assist the larger community, which was involved in small businesses in the country.
This involved lending to the segment along with the Central Bank of Malaysia’s (BNM) Guarantee Program.
It was a key focus to uplift a larger segment of the community that was involved in the economic enhancement of Malaysia.
This was recognized and made a foster program to follow in the regional areas to support the enterprises. (Colombo/Nov7/2025)
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