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Melanius Perry De Silva (born 22 October 1972) is a Sri Lankan-Australian businessman and the director and founder of Chandler Holdings.

De Silva was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He attended St. Benedict's College, the oldest Roman Catholic school in Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1865 by Benedictine monks and has been run by the De La Salle Brothers since 1868.

In the 1990s, De Silva migrated to Melbourne, Australia, to continue his higher education. He attended Deakin University from 1997 to 2000, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance. He is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).

After completing his education, De Silva was associated with several companies based in Melbourne, including Spencer & Rutherford, Link National Transport, and Blue Illusion.

A major turning point in his career came with his association with Chandler Personnel, a labor hire service provider based in Melbourne that was founded by Richard Chandler in 1991. De Silva joined Chandler Personnel as a Finance Manager in 2006. He was elevated to the position of Director in 2011. In 2015, De Silva acquired 100% of the shares in the company, which became the foundation for Chandler Holdings.^[1]

De Silva systematically expanded the business group through acquisitions and new ventures, bringing the entities under the Chandler Holdings umbrella:

• Chandler Personnel: A blue-collar labor hire business operating from Melbourne, originally founded in 1991.^[1]
• Aktrapid Nursing Agency: A healthcare and aged care labor hire business with over 40 years of operating history in Victoria, acquired by De Silva in 2014.^[2]
• RefHub: An AI-driven pre-employment screening software solution that streamlines reference checking and skills-based assessment processes, founded in 2022.^[3]
• Future1st GTO: A Victorian registered Group Training Organisation arranging traineeship and apprenticeship opportunities, founded in 2023.^[4]
• 9byte: A development outsourcing business leveraging international engineering teams with local project management expertise, founded in 2023.
• Governa.ai: An AI-driven governance, risk management, and compliance solution designed for the Australian aged care industry, launched in 2025.^[5]
• OutaPay: A payroll outsourcing and HR system solution for recruitment agencies, founded in 2024.
• Piller Property Styling: Co-founded in 2012 by De Silva and his wife Sharon De Silva. This Melbourne-based business offers property styling and furnishing solutions for investment properties.

De Silva has written and been featured in trade publications concerning the intersection of AI, technology, and aged care:

• "Leveraging Tech-Driven HR Solutions: A Way to Solve the Aged Care Workforce Dilemma" – Aged Care Today (Ageing Australia's official magazine), Spring 2025.
• "Compliance with Heart: How AI Brings Sonder to Aged Care" – Pulse+IT, September 2025.
• Featured in Australian Ageing Agenda in August 2025 during the launch of Governa.ai.^[5]

In 2024, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Chandler Holdings acquiring Aktrapid Nursing Agency, De Silva and his team engaged in various philanthropic initiatives concerning food security, homelessness, and health awareness:

• Foodbank Australia: Collecting and donating food supplies.
• Australian Red Cross Lifeblood: Organizing blood donations.
• Vinnies CEO Sleepout: De Silva participated directly in the event to raise awareness about homelessness, raising $5,000.
• Share the Dignity: Donating sanitary products to those in need.
• Red Nose: Donating over 800 clothing items.
• FareShare: Cooking over 1,700 meals in the FareShare kitchen.
• Cancer Council: Organizing a Biggest Morning Tea event.
• Gotcha 4 Life: Providing care packages to marginalized elderly men during Men's Health Week.

Companies within the Chandler Holdings group maintain affiliations with the following industry associations:

• Recruitment, Consulting, and Staffing Association (RCSA)
• Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV)
• Ageing Australia (Associate Member)

De Silva is married to Sharon De Silva. They have three children: April, Paige, and Devon.