I am an Entrepreneur & a marketing professional, with over 15 years of experience working for some of the biggest corporate names in the Global Market place. My specialty is in Marketing, Hospitality, Tourism & Travel. I also have a proven track record in following international business processes to successfully deliver large-scale projects, while keeping to stringent requirements and timelines. My customer-focused approach has been one of the key pillars behind my achievements.

Before my Entrepreneurship journey, I worked for some of the biggest companies in Sri Lanka. Namely, MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, SriLankan Airlines & E-W Information Systems (Pvt) Ltd. All of these outstanding organizations have given me a lot of opportunities to shine & achieve my personal goals.

I started my Entrepreneurship journey with Handun Villas & Restaurants in 2014, which I take great pleasure & pride in this business, as the brand was built from scratch by my team and myself. website - www.handunvillas.com. I am the founder of www.thesiren.lk and the Co-Founder of www.elixirceylon.com.

I am a Doctoral Candidate at Asian Institute of Technology, I have my MBA from Buckinghamshire New University UK. I also have an executive MSC in Marketing from Asiae University Malaysia and I am a Certified Management Accountant (Aus). I also have a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK.

I have won various Awards & Accolades throughout my professional career.  Listed below are some of my achievements:

School under 15 athletic Champion 1995
- Youngest Candidate to complete Practicals and Theory - Royal Schools of Music London 1996
- Finalist Petite/Teen Miss Sri Lanka - Studio 9 2000
- Rookie Salesperson of the year – IBM Sri Lanka 2001
- Asia top 50 Woman Leader Award – CMO Asia 2018
- Women Super achiever Award - World HRD Congress 2017
- Most Influential Marketing Leader – World Brand Congress 2019
- Small Scale Entrepreneur of the year - one of the top three finalists 2012
- Upcoming woman Entrepreneur of the year WIM Sri Lanka & Maldives - 2021
- One of the Top 50 Professional and Career women in Sri Lankan – 2021
- Grant recipient of Tourism resilience from the Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance – 2021

- A panel member at the World Agile forum Lisbon, Portugal-2021

- Keynote speaker at the World Tourism day organized by NSBM Green University - 2021

My purpose in life is to create jobs for people, and I use my voice to support “Women Entrepreneurship”
I hold two voluntary positions with Global Good Will Ambassador & Global Mentor at WEG.