Pratheesan Rathnapala, Equitable Bank – Rising Stars 2020

Internal business development representative

Equitable Bank

Location: Toronto, ON

Age: 31

Pratheesan Rathnapala began his mortgage career in 2014 with Equitable Bank, where he set his sights on becoming a sales representative. He has since been promoted several times and has worked in all stages of the bank’s credit department.

“This has given me an advantage in doing my job effectively as an internal business development representative,” Rathnapala says, “and would not have been possible without the management team at Equitable Bank, who have the insight and knowledge to believe in their employees and encourage us to strive for career development within the organization. With their guidance and motivation, I was able to advance in my career.”