Anura Dewapura has been appointed Managing Director at Saranac Waterfront Lodge upstate New York. Preferred lifestyle collection property in Saranac Lake NY due to open in November. He brings over three decades of hospitality experience to the role, where he is responsible for managing the overall team and operations, performance, and strategic direction.
With extensive experience in luxury hotel and resorts management, Dewapura joins the SWL pre-opening and development pace with s everal preopening hotel experience in various locations in the world. Dewapura spend working in various positions at Starwood, Hilton, Marriott and Independent lifestyle and luxury hotels in Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Caribbean, and North America. Former Executive Chef earned his BA honors degree in International Hotel Management from University of Manchester Metropolitan UK and Higher Diploma in Catering from Swiss Management Institute in Switzerland an attended PDP program at Cornell University in US. Anura is a Certified Hotel Administrator prestigious certification awarded from American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute.
In Dewapura's free time, he enjoys cooking, exploring Adirondack outdoors

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