Chief Executive Officer – Imashi Ramanayake
Imashi Ramanayake has a experience in the hotel industry over a period of 25 years. She is MBA holder in the university of Perth. Prior to CEO position of the Cinnamon Cafe, She was working assistant to the CEO of Chayaa Hotels. She is responsible for the success of Cinnamon Cafe. Together, the Board and CEO assure John Keels Hotels & Cinnamon Cafe relevance to the community, the accomplishment of the vision and mission statements whilst upholding company values, and the accountability of Cinnamon Café’s to its diverse constituents. Imashi provides direction to the company thus enabling the Board to carry out its governance functions.
Chief Operations Officer – Ashanthi Colombage
A degree holder specialized in Operation management from University of Colombo. She has experience over 15 years with top companies like Hemas and in Metropolitan Sri Lanka. Ashanthi will oversee all operational functions and is responsible for managing all hands-on operational aspects at Cinnamon Cafe. Her role collaborates with the CEO to develop corporate and operational strategies, and is charged with facilitating these efforts across operations.She provides the leadership to ensure that the company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and people systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. Central to this role is building positive and lasting relationships between Cinnamon Cafe and its clients.
Chief Financial Officer – Sujani Faith Arnold
Sujani, a member of Association of the Chartered Association Of Certified Accountants. Sujani provides both operational and programmatic support to the organization. She supervises the finance unit and is the chief financial spokesperson for the organization. As the Chief Financial Officer Sujani reports directly to the CEO and directly assists the COO on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding.
Head of Human Resources - Eric Lauverjat
A degree holder on Human Resources Management from the university of Melbourn. As the Head of the Human Resources, Eric reports to the CEO and is responsible for both permanent and non-permanent staff who are working at Cinnamon Café. His main goal is to achieve the goals of company and direct staff in areas of organizational structure, employment, compensation, employee database maintenance, payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, orientation/training/development, and policy/procedure development.
Head of Information Technology – Mohamed Saizan
As Head of IT, Saizan is responsible for installing and maintaining computer hardware, software and networks. Saizan is degree holder on Information technology from the university of Maldives. Saizan reports to the COO and manages and provides hardware and software maintenance, training and consultation, and recommendations about future planning and development of resources. Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure maximum access to and implementation of technology services and resources
Head of Marketing – Imal Thanthrige
Imal is Marketing degree holder from the university of Kentuky. Imal is responsible to increase the market share through the design and implementation of an aggressive marketing plan based on thorough analysis and evaluation of the local market. He directly reports to the CEO and ensures the seamless running of the Cafe in the most efficient and effective manner delivering the highest possible standards of service, whilst being pro-active in maintaining and/or improving turnover and profitability.
