Channa Jayasinghe
who is one of the founding Directors, brings with him an in-depth knowledge of the Sri Lanka tourism product, as well as vast exposure to the overseas market place. Channa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and a Diploma in Marketing from Chamber of Commerce, Frankfurt in Germany. Having lived and worked in Europe and North America for over 15 years, he is also fluent in several foreign languages including German and French.
He has served at the Sri Lanka Tourism Bureau as the Director, at The Central European Office in Frankfurt, from 2004 to 2009 being responsible for a large number of European Markets. Thereafter, he was the Country Manager for AVIAREPS AG, the official PR & Marketing Company for Sri Lanka Tourism in Germany. He also possesses extensive exposure in Destination Management Services, working with few large DMCs in the country. He also has over six years experience with outbound travel to Europe and Asia from North America.
Channa has in excess of 25 years of experience in the Tourism Industry.
Dilan Jayawickrama
who is the second founding Director, has over 20 years experience in the Travel Industry. He excels in operations and destination management services with a vast knowledge of the Sri Lanka tourism product.
Dilan has worked for several DMCs in Sri Lanka and in the Middle East. While in Middle east he was attached to SNTTA Emir Tours, Dubai where he gained extensive experience in destination management services with REWE Touristik Operations. During his spell at SNTTA he has also been involved in handling excursions for cruise passengers of Brilliance of the Seas.
Dilan has a deep understanding on overall DMC services and has a sound knowledge of the destination Sri Lanka and hotel industry.
Having travelled in several European countries Dilan understands the needs and requirements of the Tour Operators and FIT clients a like. He also communicates fluently in German.
Sajeevani Wijegunarathne
who has come aboard Serendib Expeditions in the capacity of Manager Finance has been working in the field of Finance with several Destination Management Companies for over 15 years.
Sajeevani possesses a deep understanding on Accounts and Financial matters as well as general functions of Destination Management Services.
Dilhani Outschoorn
joined Serendib Expeditions as an Operations Manager. Prior to joining us she has had a long run in the travel trade in Sri Lanka. She has thorough knowledge in different aspects of destination management in Sri Lanka.
Dilhani has in excess of 15 years experience in DMC services.