Abbas Esufally

Biography

With over 35 years’ experience in the tourism industry, Mr. Abbas Esufally has played a pivotal role in expanding the Group’s Leisure interest. He serves as a Group Director of Hemas Holdings PLC, Chairman of Serendib Hotels PLC, Dolphin Hotels PLC, Hotel Sigiriya PLC as well as Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s premier Destination Management Company. He also serves on several other listed and unlisted company boards. He has played an active part in the growth and development of the country’s tourism industry. Mr. Esufally serves as the Chairman of the Mercantile Service Provident Society of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and is a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka and a Member of the Advisory Council appointed by the Hon. Minister of Tourism. Mr. Esufally is a Fellow Member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is an all Island Justice of Peace and serves as the Honorary Consul of Bhutan in Sri Lanka.

Research Interest

pharmaceutical science