Etching a defining moment in its journey of excellence, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) was crowned with the Silver award for Overall Excellence at the recently held National Business Excellence Awards 2026 (NBEA).
Being presented this landmark recognition underscores CDB’s stature as one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted and consistently high-performing business entity.
Adding to this historic win, CDB was also adjudged Winner in the Non-Banking Financial Services Sector for a record nine consecutive years and First Runner-Up in the Extra-Large Sector Category. Together, these accolades exemplify CDB’s dynamic leadership in business excellence and its overarching commitment to innovation, sustainability and governance.
“We feel immensely elated with this achievement,” said Deputy CEO Damith Thennakoon.
“It is an absolutely momentous milestone in CDB’s journey because for nine consecutive years we led our sector and now this recognition affirms our strength across every dimension of business excellence, from leadership and governance, performance to sustainability.”
