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Change In Principal Officer - Dr Shridhir Sariputta Hansa Wijayasuriya

Back 27 May 2022
Date of change 01 Jun 2022
Name DR SHRIDHIR SARIPUTTA HANSA WIJAYASURIYA
Age 54
Gender Male
Nationality Sri Lanka
Type of change Appointment
Designation Group Chief Executive Officer

Qualifications

No
Qualifications
Major/Field of Study
Institute/University
Additional Information
1
Doctorate

Digital Mobile Communications

University of Bristol, UK
2
Masters

Business Administration

University of Warwick, UK
3
Degree

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

University of Cambridge, UK
4
Professional Qualification

Chartered Engineer and Fellow

Institute of Engineering Technology, UK
 
Working experience and occupation

Currently Axiata's Chief Executive Officer for its Telecommunications Business and Group Executive Vice President. He was appointed as Axiata's Corporate Executive Vice President & Regional Chief Executive Officer, South Asia Operations in January 2016. Up to the end of 2016, Dr Hans also functioned as the Group CEO of Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog), Sri Lanka. He joined Dialogs founding management team in 1994 and took on the role of CEO in 1997. From 2012 till 2014, Dr Hans was also the founding CEO of Axiata Digital Services Sdn Bhd.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)

Nil
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer

Nil
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer

Nil
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries

1) Holds 686,473 ordinary shares in Axiata;

2) Holds 736,850 restricted share plan of ordinary shares in Axiata pursuant to LTIP of Axiata; and

3) Holds 2,408,470 ordinary shares (Direct) and 440 ordinary shares (Indirect) in Dialog Axiata PLC, a subsidiary of Axiata.

 


Remarks :

Dr Hans is appointed as the Joint Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of Axiata Group Berhad effective 1 June 2022 until further notice.

Please refer to the Company's announcement dated 27 May 2022 on the above subject matter for further details.

 

Announcement Info

Company Name AXIATA GROUP BERHAD
Stock Name AXIATA
Date Announced 27 May 2022
Category Change in Principal Officer
Reference Number C04-27052022-00002