Company Overview
Confifi Hotel Supplies Limited was incorporated on the 10th of April 1973. Confifi Hotel Supplies Ltd. (CHS) is a pioneering company that initiated importing and distributing high quality kitchen and catering equipment for the Sri Lankan market.
CHS is the market leader in Sri Lanka for all types of industrial catering, refrigeration, supermarket, laundry, food and beverage and related equipment.
We have recently expanded our trading activities overseas including Bangladesh and The Maldives.
Mission
“To provide affordable and complete solutions for all industrial catering, refrigeration, restaurant and supermarket service providers.”
Our Management
Chairman
Desamanya Professor M.T.A. Furkhan – Chairman, Confifi Group of Companies [FCMA, J.Dip.MA, FCIS, FCPA, (Aust.)]
Chairman – Bairaha Group of Companies.
Consultant Director – Sinwa Group of Companies.
Chartered Management Accountant and he has over 45 years of business experience in Sri Lanka, U.K and Australia, and is a pioneer in the Hotel industry of Sri Lanka. He is also a Management Consultant.
Deputy Chairman
Dr M M M Ibrahim – Deputy Chairman / Managing Director [B.Sc, MAAT, MBA, PhD, ACIArb]
Accountant by profession with extensive working experience at Senior Management level in the fields of finance, mechanical and civil engineering and textile and apparel industries. Held important positions in well established Institutions with very successful career advancement over a period of 30 years.
Chief Accountant – Mercantile Credit Ltd / Premier Engineers Ltd. Finance Manager – Arabian Air Craft Services Ltd, Saudi Arabia. Managing Director – Eskimo Fashion Knitwear (Lanka) Ltd. Principal Consultant – Consult Lanka Group.
Holds a Diploma in Commercial Arbitration and is a Justice of the Peace, Sri Lanka.
General Manager
Mr Palitha Wijemanne – General Manager – Confifi Hotel Supplies Limited [FCHSGA]
A Graduate of the Ceylon Hotels School. Specialized in Food & Beverage and held Managerial positions in many star class hotels in Sri Lanka. Counts over 34 years of experience in the Hospitality industry. Was with Confifi Group for the past 19 years holding the positions of General Manager at Riverina Hotel and Club Palm Garden. Was the Presidesnt of the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association and President of the Bentota-Beruwela Hotelier Association of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka.
Project ConsultantMr M R Mohammed Jinnaah – Consultant, ProjectsConsulting Engineer for 15 years at the worlds’ largest catering company, Sodexho Group having well established operations in 17 countries. 10 years as Equipment Division Manager in Saudi Arabia which involved more than 1000 projects. Designing larger Food Service and Life Support Service projects (central kitchen, laundry, bakery, club house, etc.) for hospitals, universities, airport, military, etc. Counts 30 years experience.
Senior Manager (Operations)
Mr. Sridharan Rathnasabapathy
Associate Member of American Hotel & Motel Association USA, Maintenance & Engineering American Hotel & Motel Association, Accounting from American Hotel & Motel Association, Accounting Institute of Book Keepers, London. 15 years experience as an Administrative Engineer at Intercontinental Hotel Engineering, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 15 years experience as Technical help Desk Coordinator at Department of Civil Aviation, Engineering, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 05 years experience in Banking, Peoples Bank, Foreign Branch Colombo.