Gitanjali Chakravarthy Haaland first woman Vice President of CHSGA | Sunday Observer

Gitanjali Chakravarthy Haaland first woman Vice President of CHSGA

5 December, 2021

The hospitality industry which had been historically male-dominated, for the first time in the association’s history appointed Gitanjali Chakravarthy Haaland as the Vice President at its AGM coinciding with the 50th Golden Anniversary of Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association.

The dynamics of corporate leadership in the hotel industry are changing and despite facing challenges in the workplace and balancing personal lives, more women are breaking the glass ceiling by putting themselves for leadership roles. CHSGA, thus set an exemplary role and benchmark to promote equal opportunity and rights to women in the representative body of the hotel industry. Haaland, a proud product of Ceylon Hotel School & School of Tourism (Presently Known as Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management) possess over 30 plus years of local & foreign experience. Proven career driven attitude that’s imbedded in her genes brought her the opportunity to hold senior positions worldwide at renowned hospitality chains such as Mövenpick, Taj and Como Hotels & Resorts. This immaculate individual also groomed the next generation of hoteliers to be competent at the premier level during her tenure as a Senior Lecturer and the head of housekeeping management department at SLITHM.

Gitanjali, created history in September 2019 in Sri Lanka tourism, when she took up the challenge to be the first Sri Lankan female to hold the position of General Manager for an international hotel brand, the newly ventured Hilton property in Yala, which is scheduled to open its doors during the 2nd quarter of 2022.

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