New Chairman, GM for Sri Lanka Convention Bureau

Wednesday, 3 January 2018 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs announced the appointment of two new officials to the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau with effect from yesterday.

Travel trade veteran Kumar De Silva takes over as Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism’s dedicated Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) promotional arm, the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau while Inoshini Perera, who hails from a financial background, takes over as General Manager of the bureau.

The respective letters of appointment were presented to the two officials by Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs John Amaratunga at his office this morning.

Kumar De Silva first joined the travel trade in 1983 and has since risen to the position of General Manager of a leading global airline in Sri Lanka, Iran, Nepal and the Maldives. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK, Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK and is an Executive Committee Member of the Board of Airline Representatives of Sri Lanka and Executive Committee Member IATA-APJC Sri Lanka.