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Damend Gounder

Mr. Gounder is an eminent businessman in the Fijian community with over 33 years of experience in the business arena.

He is the Founder and Managing Director of the Tour Managers Group, which consists of Tours Managers PTE Ltd, Paradise Brides PTE Ltd, Kimaya Resorts and Tour Managers Coral Coast PTE Ltd.

Prior to this, he was the Group Director/General Manager for Adventure/Endless Holidays and Hamacho Restaurants (a Japanese company) for over 15 years.

He has served as a Director on the Boards of Air Pacific – now Fiji Airways (10 years), Fiji Sugar Corporation and Fiji Visitors Bureau- now Tourism Fiji.

He is a prominent figure in the Tourism industry, having served as the Chairman of the Tourism Action Group, President of the Society of Fiji Travel Associates and Member of various Tourism Business and Marketing task force groups.

Mr. Gounder cherishes community service and served as the International President of Apex International (1992), the National President of the Association of Apex Clubs of Fiji (1990), the General Secretary of TISI Sangam and a Board Member of FRIEND.