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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
Professional Experience:
Vivek holds a Bachelor in Commerce and became a Qualified Chartered Accountant of India in 1989. He conducted his Accountancy and Audit Training in Pricewaterhouse. Prior to joining Axiata, Vivek led a number of multidisciplinary and multi-cultural teams as EVP and Group Chief Marketing Officer of Telenor, CEO of Grameenphone Bangladesh, CEO of Telenor India, CFO of Telenor India and COO and CFO of Tata AIA Life Insurance.
He has played the role of change agent through leading the transformation of a large telco, in becoming a Digital Service provider and developing new services over and above the connectivity layer. He gained diverse global knowledge through his responsibilities across Asian and European markets, leading teams from multiple cultures and backgrounds.
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Group Executive Director and
CEO – Telecommunications Business
Professional Experience:
Dr Hans Wijayasuriya was appointed CEO of Telecommunications Business & Group Executive Vice President of Axiata Group in January 2020, which sees him responsible for all Digital Telecommunications Operating Companies across Axiata’s footprint in ASEAN and South Asia.
In line with Axiata’s regional expansion in the South Asia region, Dr Hans was appointed as 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 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 graduated from the University of Cambridge UK in 1989 and subsequently obtained his PhD in Digital Mobile Communications from the University of Bristol UK in 1994. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Engineering Technology UK, he also holds an MBA from the University of Warwick UK.
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Acting Group Chief Financial Officer
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 and was appointed the Group Chief Corporate Development Officer in August 2020. Prior to joining Axiata, she was with Malakoff Corporation Berhad where her last held position was Vice President, Corporate and Project Finance.
Lila is fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting & Financial Analysis from University of Warwick.
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Group Chief Strategy & Technology Officer
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 CEO of Smart Axiata in Cambodia, a role which he held since 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. Since mid-2008, he has been CEO of Smart Mobile, which he grew from Greenfield, number eight position in the market to number three position, including through the acquisition of Star-Cell in 2011 and the merger with Hello Axiata in 2013.
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Group Chief People Officer
Professional Experience:
Norlida Azmi was appointed Group Chief People Officer on 1 January 2021 after joining Axiata as Deputy Group Chief Human Resources Officer in October 2020.
Her first stint in Malaysia after spending 18 years overseas was with UEM Group in 2014 as the Group Chief Human Capital Officer with the primary role of driving the transformation agenda for human capital across UEM subsidiaries. She was also a Board Member of Cement Industries Malaysia Berhad (CIMA), a cement manufacturing business. She then joined HSBC Malaysia in 2018 as the Country Head of HR overseeing a staff strength of 4,500 driving talent management, digital acumen upskilling, total well-being and diversity agenda before moving on to PNB as its Chief People and Culture Officer.
During her time outside Malaysia, since the year 2000, she held diverse roles in the banking industry including:
At the beginning of her career, she held roles in regional marketing and was a global relationship manager among others with Citigroup Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
Norlida has an MBA (Finance) and BSc (Applied Computer Science) from Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
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Group Chief Information Officer
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 and still continues his role as Chief Information Officer of Dialog Axiata.
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
Professional Experience:
Asri was appointed as Group Chief Corporate Officer of Axiata Group Berhad in September 2018. He first joined Axiata in 2016 and served as Group Chief Business Operations Officer. Asri has 31 years of experience in various management, consulting and entrepreneur engagements in the IT and telecom industries. He is a former Country President for Motorola Malaysia, a position he held from 2006 till 2008. He was also a strategic partner with Provident Capital Partners, an established South Asia private equity company. Besides Motorola, Asri has also worked with other multinational corporations (MNCs) such as Nokia.
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Group Chief Internal Auditor
Professional Experience:
Hadi was appointed Axiata’s Group Chief Internal Audit with effect from 15 October 2018. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Financial Officer of Ncell Axiata for over 2 years and instrumental in the successful post-acquisition integration of Ncell. With more than 20 years of working experience within Axiata Group, he has held various management positions across the Group including in Celcom Axiata and edotco Malaysia where he was the Managing Director.
Hadi is a Chartered Management Accountant by profession and a member of CIMA UK and holds an MBA.
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Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Professional Experience:
Abid was appointed Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer in March 2020.
Prior to this appointment, he was the Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the Head of Privacy. He continues leading Cyber Security and Privacy function, and additionally heading the Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance/Ethics/Integrity, and oversight of the compliance of the Regulatory function.
Before joining the Axiata Group, Abid held senior roles in various leading financial services institution in South Africa, and has over 16 years of experience in Risk Management, Cybersecurity and Privacy, working across multiple continents and leading diverse teams in a matrix structured organisation.
Abid holds a BSC Computer Science degree and several other leading international accreditations in the Cybersecurity and Risk Management.
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Group Company Secretary
Professional Experience:
Suryani, a qualified Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and licenced 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
Professional Experience:
Gim joined TMI (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’s last post before joining Axiata, was with Malaysia’s largest law firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
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