Gihan Candappa

As Vice President – International Sales & Marketing, I lead global sales and marketing efforts across four regions, managing a portfolio of 500+ clients in over 40 countries. I’m responsible for driving revenue growth, expanding our international footprint, and delivering market-specific strategies that build brand equity and long-term customer relationships.

As Vice President – International Sales & Marketing, I lead global sales and marketing efforts across four regions, managing a portfolio of 500+ clients in over 40 countries. I’m responsible for driving revenue growth, expanding our international footprint, and delivering market-specific strategies that build brand equity and long-term customer relationships.

My role bridges the gap between strategy and execution by aligning high-level vision with actionable plans that drive both growth and revenue. I work cross-functionally with leadership, sales, product, and operations teams to identify new market opportunities, shape go-to-market strategies, and accelerate pipeline performance. This includes spearheading strategic partnerships, optimising sales processes, supporting key deals, and ensuring our initiatives are not just innovative—but commercially successful. I focus on delivering outcomes that strengthen our market position, unlock new revenue streams, and scale business impact globally.

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• Oversaw Finance, HR, Procurement, IT, and Administration for 6 locations in Sri Lanka, ensuring operational efficiency. • Implemented strategic initiatives to streamline processes and optimize project and program team performance. • Spearheaded cross-functional collaboration to drive business growth and achieve organizational goals.

• Developed and implemented a sales process for cash management products in Singapore and key European markets, driving revenue growth and market share. • Collaborated with relationship management to plan new product launches, ensuring revenue and volume targets were met. • Responsible for account planning and developing a Global Transaction Banking pipeline.

• Built and managed a full-service Cash Management division for Hong Kong-based customers, with connections to other Asian markets. • Promoted Cash Management products to North Asian Multinationals, leveraging the bank's European footprint in 22 locations. • Collaborated with relationship management to plan new product launches and deepen customer retention strategies.

• Managed strategic and global business drivers for Internet Banking (dbdi) platform, ensuring alignment with global strategy and cost-efficiency. • Served as primary contact for Asian sales teams to structure solutions for key global/regional customer deals. • Oversaw CTB budget for channel management in Asia, including various platforms and layers. • Led strategy and supported customer piloting, roll-out, and migration to new dbdi products and features.

• Managed strategic and global business drivers for Internet Banking (dbdi) platform, ensuring alignment with global strategy and cost-efficiency. • Served as primary contact for Asian sales teams to structure solutions for key global/regional customer deals. • Oversaw CTB budget for channel management in Asia, including various platforms and layers. • Led strategy and supported customer piloting, roll-out, and migration to new dbdi products and features.

• Oversaw implementation and management of financial systems for transaction banking customers. • Collaborated with customers to ensure successful service implementation and documentation. • Coordinated with regional teams to execute agreed-upon solutions for Deutsche Bank in Sri Lanka.