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Axiata Group Berhad | Annual Report 2016
CORPORATE PROFILE
060
PROFILE OF
MANAGEMENT TEAM
DR HANS WIJAYASURIYA
Group Executive Vice President & Regional CEO,
South Asia Region
Nationality / Age / Gender:
Sri Lankan / 48 / Male
Date of Appointment:
1 January 2017
Department/Portfolio:
South Asia Region
Academic/Professional Qualification(s):
• Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
University of Cambridge
• MBA, University of Warwick, UK
• PhD in Digital Mobile Communications,
University of Bristol
• Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute
of Engineering Technology UK
Working Experience:
In line with Axiata’s regional expansion in the
South Asia region, Hans was appointed as the
Regional CEO, South Asia in January 2016. Up
to the end of 2016, Hans also functioned as the
Group CEO of Dialog Axiata PLC Sri Lanka. He
joined Dialog’s founding management team in
1994, and took on the role of CEO in 1997. From
2012 till 2014, Hans was also the founding CEO of
Axiata Digital Services.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Dialog Axiata PLC
• Idea Cellular Limited
Non-listed
• Robi Axiata Limited
Others
Listed
• John Keells Holdings PLC
Non-listed
• Nil
TAN SRI JAMALUDIN IBRAHIM
Managing Director/President &
Group Chief Executive Officer
Please refer to page 55
DATO’ SRI MOHAMMED
SHAZALLI RAMLY
Corporate Executive Vice President & Regional
CEO, Southeast Asia Operations
Nationality / Age / Gender:
Malaysian / 55 / Male
Date of Appointment:
5 September 2016
Department/Portfolio:
Southeast Asia Region
Academic/Professional Qualification(s):
• Bachelor of Science (Marketing), Indiana
University, Bloomington
• MBA, St Louis University, Missouri, USA
Working Experience:
Shazalli was appointed CEO and Director of
Celcom on 1 September 2005. Prior to that, he
was CEO of ntv7 for eight years since its launch
in 1998. Shazalli had earlier left his mark in the
fast moving consumer goods industry, with Lever
Brothers (1987-1993), followed by the Malaysian
Tobacco Company (MTC) and British American
Tobacco (BAT) (1993-1996) both in Malaysia
and the UK. He also served as Astro’s Marketing
Director for two years where he pioneered
the launch of Astro digital satellite services in
Malaysia.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• PT XL Axiata Tbk
Non-listed
• Celcom Axiata Berhad
• Celcom Resources Berhad
Others
Listed
• Malaysia Airlines Berhad
• Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad
Non-listed
• Nil