Dr Dusty ALAHAKOON
Change and Transformation Specialist
The move
MoveHEINEKEN → NEXT Executive Education
TitleManaging Director → Founder & Transformation Specialist
LocationSri Lanka → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Sri Lanka → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE9.7
Total experience30.3 years
Career arc
- Founder & Transformation SpecialistAug 2021 — Present
NEXT Executive Education· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Member Board of DirectorsAug 2021 — PresentPPepperCube Consultants (Pvt) Limited· Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Member Board of DirectorsJul 2021 — Present
NEXT Education Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Managing DirectorAug 2010 — Jul 2021
HEINEKEN· Sri Lanka
- Member of the Management BoardOct 2007 — Jul 2021
NEXT Campus - Sri Lanka· Sri Lanka
- Head of MarketingJan 2006 — Aug 2010CCoca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd.
- Head of Brands - Sri LankaSep 2000 — Jan 2006
British American Tobacco
- Senior Product ManagerAug 1999 — Sep 2000
Delmege Forsyth & Company - Sri Lanka
- Marketing Services ManagerJan 1996 — Sep 1999UUnited Tractor & Equipment (Pvt) Ltd.
Education
- Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM)MBA · Business Adminstration1999 — 2002
- Chartered Institute of MarketingPostgraduate Diploma in Marketing · Marketing1993 — 1996
- Chartered Institute of MarketingFellowship · Marketing2010 — Present
- INSEADMasters in Coaching & Consulting for Change · Change Management2017 — 2019
- Clermont School of BusinessDoctor of Business Administration · Change & Transformation2022 — 2024
- Cornell UniversityDigital Leadership2021 — 2022