Mr. Patrick Lisilira worked as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Sunbird Tourism Plc from 1st June 2019 to January 2022 and also headed the finance department of the company as the Chief Finance Officer. He has strong academic and professional qualifications with emphasis on Business Administration, Accounting, Financial Management and Hospitality Management. His Hospitality Management experience was augmented by an exposure of Hotel Operations in the United States of America. He was instrumental in building Sunbird Tourism Plc both at the strategic level as well as operational level which resulted in Sunbird being the leading hotel chain in Malawi at the time of his departure.