About Trans Asia Security Systems
Trans Asia Security Systems (TASS) was established in 1983. Our workforce of well-trained security personnel renders services round the clock towards one objective: protecting assets, property, information and life. Our position in the industry reflects a responsive attitude and high standards of service, built on stringent selection, exhaustive training, round-the-clock supervision and a control room that never closes.
Leadership
Our board and consultancy bring together experience from the Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Police, combined with more than four decades of corporate management experience.
Chairperson
Mrs. Dissanayake has over 20 years of corporate experience, including senior roles at Unilever Ceylon and Hindustan Lever, with extensive international exposure. She has held leadership positions in government and private-sector organisations and has successfully turned around several non-profit entities. She currently serves as Chairperson of Trans Asia Security Systems (Pvt) Ltd.
Director
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Major General Lohan Goonewardene (Rtd) is the former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, with 34 years of distinguished military service. He held senior positions including Commandant of the Sri Lanka Military Academy, Commander Security Forces Jaffna and Deputy Chief of Staff. He currently serves as Head of Administration at a leading law firm.
Director
Mr. Harinda Weerasinghe has over four decades of hospitality experience, holding senior positions in leading five-star hotels locally and internationally. He has extensive expertise in hotel operations, sales and marketing, and CSR initiatives, and currently serves as a Board Director of a leading Sri Lankan export company.
Director & Head of Field Operations
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Lieutenant Dayantha Athukorala is a retired Sri Lanka Army officer with 29 years of service in operations, training and administration with the Gemunu Watch. He brings over 10 years of private security experience, having held senior positions including Head of Operations and Director of Operations.
Consultant
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Admiral Daya Sandagiri was the first officer from the Regular Naval Force to serve as Chief of Defence Staff, completing a distinguished 39-year naval career. He received commendations for naval excellence and for his leadership during the 2004 tsunami disaster operations.
Consultant
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Served as the 17th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, followed by diplomatic postings as Ambassador to Brazil and Thailand and as Secretary of Defence in 2019. He brings extensive experience in defence, intelligence, peacekeeping, diplomacy and the private sector.
Consultant
Sarath Perera served over 39 years in the Sri Lanka Police, holding senior roles including Deputy Commandant of the Special Task Force and Director of the Ministerial Security Division. He has extensive expertise in security, critical incident management and post-blast investigation, with specialised training in the UK and USA.
Our vision
Through the consistent achievement of excellence in every sphere of security solutions and client service.
We can be consistently relied upon to practise ethical and professional standards in our service delivery.
A close and open relationship with clients that generates trust and mutual benefit.
We challenge ourselves to improve day to day, to sustain the service over the long term.
Our mission
To continually invest in employing and developing quality personnel.
To provide operational excellence.
To stay innovative in the application of technologies and solutions.
Premium tier
For clients who need presence as well as cover, we field ex-servicemen in black uniform. The top of our range. Selected from the armed forces, briefed by our own field command, and deployed where bearing, judgement and discretion matter as much as vigilance.
The standard
Our position in the industry rests on process, not promises. Every officer deployed to your site passes through four core standards.
A stringent selection process governed by company policy, with background, references, fitness and character verified before a uniform is issued.
Regular and exhaustive training in our own centre, refreshed throughout a career rather than delivered once at induction.
Visiting officers, OICs and chief security officers provide layered supervision across every deployment. Quality supervision is critical to consistent security performance.
A control room operating 24 hours, 365 days a year, with a trained response team and a defined escalation chain.
Training academy
Owning the centre means owning both the content and the quality. Our instructors continuously develop the curriculum so that training meets national standards, international practice and the specific requirements our clients write into their contracts.
Training is ongoing and progressive across an officer's whole career, to refresh and further develop their knowledge.
Next step
A site survey costs you nothing but an hour of access. You get a written deployment plan and transparent costing.
