Anandaraj joins GHM-Dubai as Group Director Operations

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 up to the position of General Manager of their 192 roomed Riverina Hotel which is the largest 4 star resort in the island.

‘Ana’, as he is commonly known had a short stint at the Galle Face Hotel before he took up as Director- Operations 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/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 Organisation 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 Deluxe Apartment complex with specialised Food and Beverage outlets and catering to 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 Group Director-Operations of the calibre of Anandaraj.