Posted:December 15, 2020

Ramesh Dassanayake is a well-known industry professional and an expert in Travel, Tourism & Hospitality industries with over 3 decades of expertise. He is a successful entrepreneur, and is the Founder and Chairman / MD of Sunway Group of companies. His wide international travel experience strengthens his knowledge and exposure to best international practices in the hospitality industry. Ramesh is currently reading for his Doctorate in Business Administration at the Asia e University. He holds a MBA from the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Management, Post Graduate Degree in Planning & Management from the Cyprus Institute of Marketing & an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from ABE (UK).

He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) UK, Institute of Hospitality (IoH) UK & Association of Business Executives (ABE) UK.

He is also a professional member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID), Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) & Institute of Management Sri Lanka (IMSL).

He has held the positions of Founder President at ABE (UK) Sri Lanka Branch & Secretary of the National Association for In-coming Tour Operators (SLAITO). Presently he serves as the Vice Chairman of Institute of Hospitality (UK) Sri Lanka Chapter and as the Senior Vice President of his alma mater, Maris Stella College OBA Colombo Branch.