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Our leadership team is made up of exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds, united by the single purpose of Advancing Asia.
Group Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer of Telecommunications Business
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Representative of Khazanah Nasional Berhad
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Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Representative of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
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Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Representative of Employees Provident Fund
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Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 29 November 2021 (Appointed as Chairman on 1 January 2022)
Tan Sri Shahril was appointed as Chairman of Axiata Group Berhad on 1 January 2022, after joining the Board on 29 November 2021.
Previously, he led Khazanah Nasional Berhad as its Managing Director from 20 August 2018 to 19 August 2021, where he worked towards striking a balance between growing financial returns at the national sovereign fund whilst also ensuring long-term benefits for future generations of Malaysians.
Before that, Tan Sri Shahril served as Chief Executive Officer of the Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia (EPF) from 2013 to 2018. He joined EPF as Deputy CEO (Investments) in 2009. During his tenure at EPF, he also served as a NonExecutive Board Member of Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd.
Tan Sri Shahril was the Managing Director of MRCB from 2003 to 2009 and responsible for developing Kuala Lumpur Sentral into one of the main commercial centres in Malaysia.
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Group Chief Executive Officer
and Managing Director
Nationality: Indian
Date of Appointment: 24 March 2023
Vivek was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and Managing Director of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) on 24 March 2023 after serving as Joint Acting GCEO since June 2022. He was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Axiata in 2017.
Before joining Axiata, he was the Executive Vice President and Group Chief Marketing Officer of Telenor Group. He also held positions as CFO and CEO of Telenor India, CEO of Grameenphone (Bangladesh) and Chief Operating Officer and CFO of Tata AIA Life Insurance (India).
Vivek also serves as the Chairman of the Boards of Axiata Digital & Analytics Sdn Bhd and Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd.
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Group Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer of Telecommunications Business
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Date of Appointment: 24 March 2023
Dr Hans was appointed as Group Executive Director and CEO of Telecommunications Business of Axiata on 24 March 2023 after serving as Joint Acting GCEO since June 2022. He has functioned in the capacity of CEO of Telecommunications Business since January 2020. In this role, he is responsible for Axiata’s Digital Telecommunications Operating Companies across ASEAN and South Asia, and also leads the Group’s Enterprise and Wholesale Businesses.
In 2016, Dr Hans was appointed as Corporate Executive Vice President & Regional Chief Executive Officer, South Asia Operations of Axiata. Up to the end of 2016, Dr Hans also served as the Group CEO of Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog), Sri Lanka. He joined Dialog’s 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.
Dr Hans also serves as the Chairman of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee of Ncell Axiata Limited.
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Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 21 March 2017
Dato Dr Nik Ramlah retired as Deputy Chief Executive of Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) in March 2016, having served the organisation for 23 years. She has extensive experience in policy and regulatory reform, capital market regulation, corporate governance and Islamic finance. Prior to joining the SC, Dato Dr Nik Ramlah was an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
Dato Dr Nik Ramlah is a member of the Board of Directors of Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia, Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia and the INCEIF University.
Dato Dr Nik Ramlah also serves as the Chairman of the Board and Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee of edotco Group Sdn Bhd.
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Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: British
Date of Appointment: 11 December 2017
Dr Dean is an independent advisor and non-executive director at technology and telecommunications companies in Europe and Asia. He retired as Senior Partner from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) at the end of 2013 after 28 years, where he served clients in the technology and telecommunications industries in Europe, the US, Africa, India, China, South East Asia and Japan, in particular on strategic, corporate development and other top management issues. For several years, Dr Dean led BCG’s Global Technology & Communications Practice, during which time he helped create a leading position in Asia and contributed significantly to the firm’s most innovative thinking in areas of the Internet economy, cloud computing and personal data.
Dr Dean has also contributed to projects at The World Economic Forum and participated in multiple World Economic Forum events.
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Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2019
Gaik Bee has more than 41 years of extensive strategic human resource and leadership experiences across industries. She served at several international and Malaysian corporates before retiring as Executive Director/ Human Resource Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad in 2006.
During her tenure in employment, she was a member of the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) Council and a panel member of the Malaysian Industrial Court. She was also a Member of the Accreditation Board of the Women Institute of Management (WIM) Professional Manager Certification Programme.
Gaik Bee also serves as the Chairman of Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Smart Axiata Co., Ltd and Board Remuneration Committees of Axiata Digital & Analytics Sdn Bhd and Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd.
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Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Singaporean
Date of Appointment: 11 January 2023
Maya is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Terrascope Pte Ltd, a climate-tech company, a smart carbon measurement and management SaaS platform designed to empower companies to de-carbonise their operation, supply chains, and portfolios. Maya is a global technology leader and seasoned C-suite executive. She has experience scaling hyper-growth businesses with expertise in technology and commercial growth. She has over two decades of experience scaling high growth digital and technology transformation businesses globally in publicly listed multinational companies such as Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung and Conde Nast.
Maya served seven years at Twitter as Vice President of Global Strategy and Operations as well as the Managing Director of Asia Pacific region. She builds international expertise in China, India and Latin America and is defined by her passion for people and culture, having worked and lived in the Silicon Valley, Paris, Mumbai and Singapore. She brings a deep understanding of China, India, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Maya is passionate about building inclusive cultures, globalisation and sustainability.
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Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 July 2024
Amrit has over 30 years of experience as an assurance and advisory specialist to multinational corporations in the telecommunications, energy and media sectors. She retired as a Senior Assurance Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia in 2021 after 21 years in the company, having worked across corporate advisory, public offerings, due diligence, and in reviews of accounting, billing information systems and internal controls.
She held global leadership positions during her tenure, responsible for monitoring and reporting the quality of PwC member firms in Europe and Global Service Delivery Centres across three continents in the PwC network.
Amrit is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant, and an acknowledged expert on auditing, accounting, risk management and fraud risk, corporate finance, and regulatory reporting and compliance.
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 18 March 2020
Thayaparan is a retired Senior Partner with over 32 years in PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia. He has worked extensively with audit committees, senior management and Board members of top tier public listed companies across industries in audit, business advisory, mergers and acquisitions, valuations, initial public offerings and cross border transactions.
Thayaparan is a Board member, Chairman of Risk Committee and a member of Audit Committee of Petroliam Nasional Berhad. He is a Board member as well as Chairman of Governance & Audit Committee and a member of Risk Management & Sustainability Committee of Sime Darby Berhad.
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Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Representative of Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 28 August 2020
Professional Experience:
King How was first appointed as Alternate Director to Tengku Dato Sri Azmil Zahruddin Bin Raja Abdul Aziz on 27 November 2019 and ceased from the same position in view of the resignation of Tengku Dato Sri Azmil Zahruddin on 27 August 2020.
King How is currently Director of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) where his primary responsibility includes managing investment teams in the telecommunications and media sectors. He first joined Khazanah’s Managing Director’s Office in November 2006 and has held various positions in Khazanah’s Investments division across multiple sectors including Banking, Telecommunications, Media and Power since February 2008.
Prior to Khazanah, he was with PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia where he accumulated more than seven years’ experience in financial audit, accounting, advisory and financial due diligence specialising in financial services.
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Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Representative of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 26 August 2022
Shahin Farouque is currently the Group Head, Strategic Investments of Permodalan Nasional Berhad. Previously, he was an Executive Director in Investments Division of Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah). He sat on the boards of various creative and media companies within the Khazanah portfolio of companies.
Prior to joining Khazanah in 2016, he worked with various commercial and investment banks in both domestic and regional roles. He has over 20 years of investment banking experience.
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Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Representative of Employees Provident Fund
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 27 October 2023
Mohamad Hafiz is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Employees Provident Fund (EPF). Hafiz first the joined EPF in December 2008 as Head, Private Equity and held various positions in investment division with his last position as Head, Real Estate Investment in January 2020. He also served as the Managing Director of Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd from April 2020 to May 2021 during his tenure with EPF.
Prior to joining EPF, he worked with various companies including Daiwa Capital Markets, PwC United Kingdom and Malaysia and Telekom Malaysia. He has over 20 years of experience in investments, auditing and accounting.
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Alternate Director to Ong King How
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 26 August 2022
Eysa first joined the Investments Division at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) in January 2012 and has held various positions across multiple sectors including Agrifoods, Telecommunications, Media and Technology. He is currently Senior Vice President of Investments at Khazanah and the Team Lead of the Telecommunications sector.
Prior to Khazanah, he was with Sime Darby Berhad in China, focusing on Strategy and Business Development for the Utilities operations (ports and water treatment) and prior to that as a member of the Corporate Finance team within the Group Strategy Department in Kuala Lumpur covering the Utilities, Industrial and Motors business segments.
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