活動
Product Design, Planning and Direction, Others
Awards
略歴
Andy De Silva is a Sri Lankan-born entrepreneur who founded companies in Hospitality, International Trade, and Tech Industries. Growing up in Colombo, Andy had a passion for business enterprise and migrated to the United States at a young age to pursue his career in hospitality. He worked as a Guest Services Manager at Crowne Plaza in Irvine, California, and as a Guest Manager Services Manager at Wyndham Orange County Airport. He later used his knowledge from previous managerial positions and co-founded Hotel Emporium Inc., which today services over 20,000 hotels & resorts worldwide with the purpose of providing innovative, eco-conscious, and elegant hotel amenities.
Andy De Silva is responsible for the company’s worldwide sales and operations including end-to-end global supply management. His experience as an executive has amassed strategic supplier relationships with over 1,000 vendors & factories. Some of the hotels he has worked with include Disney, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Kalahari Resorts, Great Wolf Lodges, Extended Stay America Hotels, and Red Roof Inns. He has extensive leadership experience having opened more than 20 international offices, building and structuring operating teams, and expanding the business’ reach to over 40 countries. Under Andy De Silva’s leadership, Hotel Emporium received several awards including the "New Supplier of the Year 2022-2023" recognition by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, 2013 Vendor of the Year, 2015 Most Responsive Customer Focused, 2016 Most Innovative Product, 2018 Best Single Booth, 2019 Most Responsive Customer Focused, and 2019 Best Global Supplier Partner and 2023 New Supplier of the Year.
De Silva has over 20 years of manufacturer relations and supply chain management amassing a network of at least 1,000 manufacturers & suppliers. He holds proprietary global patents for sustainable packaging within the food and cosmetic industry along with other cosmetic packaging-related intellectual property.
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English
