Piyumi Perera is a seasoned fashion design and product professional, who drives strategic business growth by embracing new commercial design technology. As a General Manager Design for Hirdaramani Group, she draws from over 25 years of experience in the global apparel industry. 

Her working experience spans from Canada to Sri Lanka, where her focus has been on commercial fashion design for some of the world’s leading global brands. Her product design experience, ranges from intimates, sleepwear, casual sportswear and kids wear, while now specializing in sustainable denim, at Hirdaramani Discovery Lab. She has set up and led creative teams, for supply chain-based design since 2006.

 In 2020, she was selected as one of the top 50 influencers in the global denim Industry, “Rivet 50”, by the Sourcing Journal. She was part of the team that worked on making denim circular, in the Jeans Re- Design project by the Ellen MacArthur foundation in 2019. She was featured in the mini documentary alongside key industry and brand leaders. 

She is a strong advocate for Sri Lankan design talent and has served as a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Textile Technology at the University of Moratuwa. Additionally, she has been involved in lectures and project evaluations at the Academy of Design.”