Background
Jayawardena, Neville Ubesinghe was born on February 25, 1908 in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Son of Diyonis Ubesinghe and Podinona (Gajaweera) Jayawardena.
Jayawardena, Neville Ubesinghe was born on February 25, 1908 in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Son of Diyonis Ubesinghe and Podinona (Gajaweera) Jayawardena.
Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors, London School of Economics, 1932.
With, Government Clerical Service
staff assistant, Department Commerce and Industry, 1932;
commissioner commodity purchase, commissioner war risks insurance, director general war supplies, during World World War II;
senator, 1957-1962;
additional controller finance and supply (economics)
member, National Planning Council, 1958-1961;
examiner in economics, Civil Service Examination
successively controller exchange, deputy governor, governor, Center Bank
deputy governor, Center Bank, 1950;
governor, Center Bank, 1953;
founder, president, Mercantile Credit Ltd., since 1956. Chairman Sampath Bank Ltd., Union Assurance Ltd. Chairman, board directors Mercantile Finance Services Ltd., Mercantile Finance Brokers Ltd., Mercantile Stock Brokers Ltd., Mercantile Leasing Ltd., Mercantile Brokers Ltd., Mercantile Shipping Company Ltd., Mercs-Ballast-Nedam (Ceylon) Ltd., LankaCarbons Ltd.
; president Allied Investments Ltd., Premier Investments Ltd., Allied Trust Ltd., Allied Holdings Ltd., Genuine Gems Ceylon) Ltd., Colombo Agilysys Ltd., Mercantile Tours (Ceylon) Ltd., Polychems. Ltd., Mercs Convs. (Lanka) Ltd., Premier Engineers (Metalock) Ltd. Senior partner Yanub Agencies, Allied Floral Enterprises.
Board directors Exotica Resorts Lanka Ltd., Mercantile Merchant Bank Ltd., Nasio Chemicals Ltd., Vavasseur Trustees Ltd., Vavasseur Shipping Agilysys Ltd., Ceylon Career Apparel Ltd., Omega Holdings Ltd., Associated Hotels Ltd., Union Carbide Lanka Ltd., Eveready Battery Company Lanka (private) Ltd., Ruhunu Hotels and Travels Ltd., Colombo Securities Exch.
Fellow Royal Statistical Society. Member Royal Asiatic Society, Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Center Cultural Fund.
Married Gertrude Mildred Wickremasinghe (deceased). Children: Lalith Roxley, Ainsley Nimal, Yasodha Neiliya. Married Amybelle Millicent de Silva, September 21, 1961.