Ex-JKH Kehelpannala joins Marawila Resorts, Sigiriya Village Boards

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Jayantissa Kehelpannala

Former John Keells Holdings’ top industry Executive Jayantissa Kehelpannala has joined the Boards of Marawila Resorts PLC., Sigiriya Village Hotels PLC and Beruwala Resorts PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

These companies are part of the Colombo Fort Hotels Ltd., and Marawila Resorts PLC owns Club Palm Bay.

Kehelpannala counts over 40 years of experience in the Leisure Sector in Destination Management Business and Hoteliering in the John Keells Group. He was the former Executive Vice President of John Keells Group and the former Senior Vice President of Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, overseeing the entire operation of Cinnamon properties in Maldives and the Cinnamon Group expansion. He has served on many of the Boards of John Keells leisure sector in Sri Lanka and in Maldives. He was a Board member of John Keells Hotels PLC until his retirement in December 2022. He was responsible for expansion/refurbishment of John Keells Hotels in Sri Lanka and in Maldives.

He is a past President of the Hotels Association of Sri Lanka, Past Chairman of the Hotel Sector Group of the Employers Federation and past Chairman of Sri Lanka Maldives Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the Board of Rainforest Eco Lodge, Deniyaya, an industry driven project. He also represented the Hotel Sector in the Ceylon Chamber Committee.