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Lalin Samarawickrama has been appointed the Deputy Chairman of The Fortress Resorts Plc.
He previously served as a Director. Lalin is an internationally qualified hotelier, having gained most of his management experience in the UK, working for large international hotel chains over a long period of time. He is the first Sri Lankan manager to be appointed by the Beaufort International Chain of Hotels to run the first seaside boutique resort. He is also a member of the Institute of Hospitality, UK (formerly HCIMA) and of the Royal Society of Health, London. He counts several years of experience in the trade. Having specialised in hotel design and development, he has been responsible for the careful planning and execution of the refurbishment and rehabilitation programs of Amaya Resorts and Spas Plc.
He is also a Director of Royal Ceramics Lanka Plc, Executive Director of Hayleys Plc and serves as the Managing Director of Amaya Leisure Plc, The Hotel Services Ceylon Plc, Hunas Falls and Sun Tan Beach Resorts Ltd. He is also a Director of Kelani Valley Plantations Plc, Royal Porcelain Ltd., Royal Ceramics
Distributors Ltd, Rocell Bathware Ltd., Culture Club Resorts Ltd. and Kandyan Resorts Ltd.
With the latest change, the Board of Directors of The Fortress Resorts Plc comprises Chairman Dhammika Perera, Managing Director Sumith Adhihetty, Deputy Chairman Lalin Samarawickrama, Chandra Wickramasinghe, Merrill J. Fernando, Malik Fernando, S. Senaratne, H. Somashantha (Alternate to Lalin Samarawickrama), Lalith N. De S. Wijeyeratne, Denesh E. Silva, Jan P.V. Twest and Chatura V. Cabraal, M.H.S.M. Tissera (Alternate to Dhammika Perera) and Kawshi Amarasinghe (Alternate to Dhammika Perera).
