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Date of change	24 Mar 2023
Name	DR SHRIDHIR SARIPUTTA HANSA WIJAYASURIYA
Age	54
Gender	Male
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Appointment

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 (IET), UK

Working experience and occupation	1. Founding management team of Dialog Axiata PLC (1994) before assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (1997-2016). 2. Founding CEO of Axiata Digital Services Sdn Bhd (2012-2014). 3. Corporate Executive Vice President and Regional CEO for South Asia of Axiata (2016-2020). 4. CEO of Telecommunications Business & Group Executive Vice President of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) (since January 2020) and interim Joint Acting Group CEO of Axiata (since 1 June 2022). Dr. Shridhir Sariputta Hansa Wijayasuriya was a former Chair of GSMA Asia Pacific and is currently the nominee of Axiata on the Board of GSMA.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)	CelcomDigi Berhad
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.