Rohan Karr to lead Dhammika Perera’s leisure business

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Veteran and successful hotelier Rohan Karr is leaving the Cinnamon brand he built and joining business leader Dhammika Perera to lead the latter’s leisure sector.

Rohan’s exit was announced yesterday and he will be joining the Board of diversified blue chip Hayleys Plc as an Executive Director as well as the Managing Director of leisure, hotels, travels and tours, from 1 June. He is expected to oversee the Hayleys aviation business as well later on. Hayleys Group’s flagship leisure brand is Amaya and has the city five star The Kingsbury.

Rohan Karr

Rohan is the Sector Head of the Cinnamon City Hotels sector of John Keells Holdings and General Manager, Cinnamon Grand, and overlooked the management of Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red, and heads the Brand Development team for the Cinnamon brand.

A career hotelier counting over 30 years both in the local and international hospitality industry, he has held the position of General Manager in several hotels in the United Kingdom, his last position being the Marriott Marble Arch, London. He is also a Director of Trans Asia Hotels PLC.

He read for his Masters in Hospitality and Business Studies from the Thames Valley University, London.