dr Hans WiJaYasUriYa

MiCHael KUeHner

siMon J perKins

Director and Group Chief Executive

Managing Director and Chief

Chief Executive Officer

Dialog Axiata PLC

Executive Officer

Hello Axiata Company Limited

Robi Axiata Limited

Simon was appointed Chief

Hans was appointed Group Chief

Michael has had an extensive

executive officer of Hello in June

executive of dialog in 1997. Hans

career in the telecommunications

2009.

is a Chartered engineer and Fellow

and IT industry spanning more

of the Institute of engineering

than  32  years  in  various

Simon has been involved in various

Technology (IeT) uK. He holds a

international assignments. Michael

telecommunication companies

degree in electronic engineering

has spent considerable time in

during his career and prior to the

from the university of Cambridge,

Asia. Prior to taking up the

appointment at Hello, was Ceo for

uK. He also holds a doctorate in

appointment with robi he was the

vietnamobile, a mobile network

digital Mobile Communications

Head of India/nepal Sub-region

operator in vietnam. Simon spent

from the university of Bristol, uK

with nokia Siemens networks.

more than 20 years with British

and an MBA from the university of

Telecom in the uK and its

warwick, uK.

In earlier roles, Michael has held

operations in the uSA as well as

executive positions in Sales and

India (Bharti), Singapore (StarHub)

Hans has served as Chairman of

Marketing, Service and Project

and the regional office in Asia

GSM Asia Pacific ­ the regional

Management, where he was based

Pacific. Subsequently he spent five

interest group of the GSM

in Germany, russia and several

years in Indochina, as Ceo of

Association representing 22 Asia

north African countries.

Millicom  Cellular's  vietnam

Pacific member countries.

operations and later as Ceo of its

Michael has a Masters degree

regional operations for the whole

dr. Hans is a recipient of the CIMA-

in Mathematics and economic

of Indochina. He also spent three

Janashakthi Business Leader of the

Science from the university of

years in Australia with Silk Telekom

Year award in its inaugural year of

Cologne, Germany.

before returning to Indochina.

presentation in 2003, and the

coveted `Sri Lankan of the Year'

under Michael's able leadership,

Simon

graduated

from

presented by LMd, Sri Lanka's

robi was conferred with the

Loughborough university of

premier business journal in 2008.

recognition of emerging Market

Technology, uK with an Honours

Service Provider of the Year by

degree in electrical and electronic

Hans is a recipient of the CIMA

the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific

engineering in 1983, and gained his

Janashakthi Business Leader of the

ICT Awards 2010. robi also

MBA in 1993 from the university

Year award in its inaugural year of

received the robintex ­ The

of warwick, uK. Simon is also a

presentation in 2003, and was

Financial Mirror 11th Bangladesh

Graduate Member of the Australian

named the `Sri Lankan of the Year'

Business Award 2009-2010 for

Institute of Company directors.

in 2008 by LMd, Sri Lanka's

Best Stakeholders Management.

premier business journal.

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