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The Group is spearheaded by some of the best and most experienced minds in the industry.
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, and Chairman of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee of Robi Axiata Limited.
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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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Acting Group Chief Financial Officer and Group Chief Corporate Development Officer
Nationality: Malaysian
Professional Experience:
Lila brings with her over 25 years of experience and joins us from UEM Group, where she was the Director of Group Corporate Finance. At UEM Group, she was leading and managing a team in evaluating and executing projects and transactions, including mergers and acquisitions locally and abroad. Her expertise includes project finance, risk and capital management. Lila previously held the position of Vice President, Corporate Finance at Axiata Group in 2009. Prior to joining Axiata, she was with Malakoff Corporation Berhad where her last held position was Vice President, Corporate and Project Finance.
Group Chief Strategy & Technology Officer
Nationality: German
Professional Experience:
Thomas was appointed Axiata Group Berhad’s Group Chief Strategy & Technology Officer in October 2021.
Prior to this he was the Group’s Executive Vice President for Technology since January 2020 while continuing to serve as the CEO of Smart Axiata, formerly known as Smart Mobile, in Cambodia, a role which he held since mid 2008. He grew Smart from greenfield, number eight position in the market to market leadership, including through the acquisition of Star-Cell in 2011 and the merger with Hello Axiata in 2013.
Thomas has gained vast experience in the telecommunications industry during his tenure in key management positions with Siemens AG’s Communication Division and Nokia Siemens Networks. Thomas was also a member of the Supervisory Board of Azerfon in Azerbaijan.
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Group Chief People Officer
Nationality: Malaysian
Professional Experience:
Norlida’s first post in Malaysia after working overseas for 18 years was with UEM Group in 2014 as the Group Chief Human Capital Officer responsible for the human capital transformation agenda across UEM subsidiaries. She was also a Board Member of Cement Industries Malaysia Berhad. In 2018, she joined HSBC Malaysia as the Country Head of HR to drive talent management, digital upskilling, and employee diversity and wellbeing, before becoming Permodalan Nasional Berhad’s Chief People and Culture Officer.
Prior to 2000, Norlida held diverse roles in the banking industry overseas, including Chief Operating Officer - Business Development and Strategy, Wholesale Banking of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank in Abu Dhabi, and subsequently Global Head of Talent Management; Group CHRO of the Commercial Bank of Qatar Group - Doha , Oman and UAE; Strategic Planning Head, Wholesale Banking Samba Financial Group, Saudi Arabia; and Chief of Staff to Group, ED, Risk, Legal and Compliance, Standard Chartered London, UK and Singapore.
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Group Chief Information Officer
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Professional Experience:
"Anthony has been with Axiata Group of companies since 2010 as the Group Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Services Officer of Dialog Axiata. He was appointed Chief Information Officer of Axiata Group in August 2017.
Prior to joining the Dialog Group, Anthony was the Head of the North America Systems Integration Business for Nokia Siemens Networks. He was responsible for Solution Development, Systems Integration and Business Management of converged Fixed and Wireless solutions for communication service providers in North America. Anthony counts over two decades of experience in Europe, Asia, and the Americas in Operations Support Systems/Business Support Solutions and Systems Integration, holding leadership positions at British Telecom, AT&T, Nokia, NSN, and Hayleys.
Anthony holds a B.Eng from Kings College London, and an MBA from Regis University Denver, CO. USA. He holds several European and United States Patents in the area of Charging and Speech Recognition technology."
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Group Chief Corporate Officer
Nationality: Malaysian
Professional Experience:
Andy was appointed as Group Chief Corporate Officer of Axiata Group Berhad with effect June 2023. Prior to this appointment, Andy was CEO/MD of Ncell since 1 November 2019. He joined Axiata Group in 2008 as SVP & Head of Group Marketing & Operations until 2014 and re-joined as Interim Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Ncell as part of transition management till 1Q2017 before his re-appointment as CCO for Ncell in January 2018. And in May 2019 Andy also assumed the role of Acting CEO for Ncell, in addition to his CCO duties.
Andy has more than 30 years’ management and operations experience in diverse industries, namely, telecommunications, IT/technology and electronics. Andy has held CEO and senior management positions in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, where he led teams to build and grow businesses, and providing strategic direction in the areas of sales & marketing, technical & operations and finance.
Andy holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic & Computer Systems) and MBA, both from Monash University, Australia.
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Group Chief Internal Auditor
Nationality: Malaysian
Professional Experience:
Hadi has been with Axiata Group for over 25 years, and has held various management positions across the Group including Senior Vice President in Celcom, Managing Director of EDOTCO Malaysia, and Chief Financial Officer of Ncell Nepal where he was among the pioneer Management Team members upon Ncell acquisition by Axiata Group in 2016 and was instrumental in the successful business integration and performance.
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Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Nationality: South African
Professional Experience:
Abid is an accomplished Chief Risk and Compliance Officer with over 16 years industry experience in Risk Management, Cyber Security, and Privacy. He has led successful largescale transformation programmes and is a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership team. Abid serves on the Executive Advisory Board for Cyber (ABC), is an Adjunct Professor at Deakin University, and contributed to the World Economic Forum Digital Asean initiatives. He has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Guardians of Cybersecurity.
Before joining his current role as Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Abid served as the Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Head of Privacy at Axiata Group. He has experience leading diverse teams in a matrix-structured organisation across multiple continents, including senior roles in various financial service institutions in South Africa. Abid currently oversees Cyber Security and Privacy, Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance/ Ethics/ Integrity, and Compliance in the Regulatory function.
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Group Company Secretary
Nationality: Malaysian
Professional Experience:
Suryani, a qualified Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and licensed Company Secretary, spent the early years of her career in legal practice. She subsequently joined the corporate sector doing both legal and company secretarial work and was appointed Head of Legal and Secretarial, Celcom in 2002. Suryani joined Axiata upon its listing in 2008 and until June 2011 retained her leadership role as Head of Legal in Celcom.
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Group General Counsel
Nationality: Malaysian
Professional Experience:
Gim Boon joined TM International Berhad (now Axiata) in 2004. Prior to joining Axiata, he was working as a lawyer in Malaysia and Australia. His areas of practice were predominantly in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and corporate finance. Gim Boon’s last post before joining Axiata, was with Malaysia’s largest law firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
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