FamilyFamily Members HomeFamilyFamily Members Brand Dilmah was born in 1985 — the world’s first producer-owned tea brand – and named after Founder Merrill J. Fernando’s two sons Dilhan and Malik. They are the second generation of the founding Dilmah family. The first of the third generation – Amrit M. J. Fernando – has joined the family business following in his grandfather’s, father’s and uncle’s footsteps. Dilhan C. Fernando Tea Grower & Chairman / CEO of Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company Co-Chair of MJF Holdings Dilhan C. Fernando is the younger son of Dilmah Founder Merrill J. Fernando. As Chairman / CEO of Dilmah Tea, Trustee of the Merrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation and Director of Dilmah Conservation, he directs the fulfillment of his father’s unique commitment to serving humanity and environment through business. Dilhan serves as Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka and Biodiversity Sri Lanka, a pioneering environmental collaboration amongst the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, IUCN and Dilmah Conservation. Dilhan had his secondary education at Stonyhurst College, UK and graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc (Hons) in Economics. He joined the MJF Group as a Management Trainee nearly 30 years ago. Read more in Dilhan’s blog – A Teamaker’s Journal – Integritea Integritea Malik J. Fernando Chairman / CEO of MJF Leisure Co-Chair of MJF Holdings Malik J. Fernando is the elder son of Dilmah Founder Merrill J. Fernando. He is the Founder of Resplendent Ceylon, home to a collection of luxury Sri Lankan boutique resorts, also known as the leisure & hospitality arm of Dilmah Tea. Ceylon Tea Trails, the world’s first tea bungalow resort built on working tea estates, is the first Relais & Chateaux resort in Sri Lanka and the first on the coveted Conde Nast Gold List. In 2019, he founded the Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance which works to promote sustainable tourism practices and support the tourism industry. Malik had his secondary education at Stonyhurst College, UK and holds a BSc in Management from Babson College, USA. He is an Executive Director on the board of Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company and a Trustee of the MJF Charitable Foundation. Explore more about Resplendent Ceylon. Resplendent Ceylon From the archives
