Anandaraj joins GHM-Dubai
Veteran hotelier S. Anandaraj will take up appointment in Dubai-
Global Hotels Management LLC as Group Director- operations with effect
from early July.
He was the Past President of the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates
Association and counts over 25 years in the tourism industry. He joined
as a Management Trainee of the Confifi Group and rose to the position of
General Manager of their 192 roomed Riverina Hotel which is the largest
four star resort in the island.
S Anandaraj |
'Ana', as he is commonly known had a short stint at the Galle Face
Hotel before he took up as Operation Director of Serendib Leisure Group
Hotels which comes under the Hemas umbrella and currently manages four
well known properties in Sri Lanka. He was subsequently promoted as the
Director and Chief Operating Officer of the group which post he will
relinquish upon taking up the appointment in Dubai.
Ana's passion for training has enabled him too, to get certified as a
Certified Hospitality Educator by the American Hotel and Lodging
Association.
In addition to being a Fellow of the CHSGA, he is also a Corporate
Member of the Institute of Hospitality and the Chartered Institute of
Management, London. He is also a Life Member of the Organization of
Professional Associations of Sri Lanka and a member of the Hotel
Classification Committee appointed by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development
Authority.
The GHM hotel chain he will join comprises a deluxe apartment complex
with specialized Food & Beverage outlets and catering to the MICE market
as well. The chain has great plans of expansion in UAE as well as in the
region which has prompted to engage the services of a Operation Group
Director of the calibre of Anandaraj. |