Group Management Team
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Meet the people responsible for driving the growth of our operating companies across the region.
Chief Executive Officer Smart Axiata Co., Ltd./Group Executive Vice President - Technology
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Chief Executive Officer Celcom Axiata Berhad
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Idham has over 20 years’ experience in telecommunications and IT industry in the region. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer at Celcom Axiata, Idham served as Group Chief Corporate Officer at Axiata Group Berhad, Chief Operating Officer of Packet One Networks in Malaysia, Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs for Axis Communications in Indonesia and in various senior management positions for Maxis in Malaysia. He started his career as an engineer for Carl Zeiss in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, before venturing into ICT with IBM.
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President Director PT XL Axiata Tbk
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Dian was appointed President Director of XL in April 2015. Prior to that, she was Axiata’s Group Chief Marketing and Operations Officer. She also served as the Director and Chief Digital Services Officer from March 2013 and Director of Network Services in 2007. She joined XL in 1996 and started her career as a Radio Network Design Engineer and held numerous key positions in Network and Engineering Department. Her last position was Senior Vice President of Network Planning & Development prior to her appointment as Director.
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Director and Group Chief Executive Officer Dialog Axiata PLC
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Supun is the Group CEO of Dialog Axiata PLC, with effect from January 2017. Before returning to Dialog, Supun was the CEO and Managing Director of Robi Axiata Limited in Bangladesh from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining Robi, Supun served as the Group Chief Strategy Officer (GSCO) of Axiata Group Bhd in Malaysia. At Axiata, he also served as the Head of Network Transformation Strategic Business Unit under which he led the Group Technology, Carrier Collaboration and Axiata Intelligence Unit. Prior to his assignment to Axiata Group in 2013, Supun was the Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) of Dialog, He started his career in Telecommunications at Dialog in 1999 and held multiple roles such as Head of Strategy and CEO of the Mobile Business.
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Chief Executive Officer Smart Axiata Co., Ltd./Group Executive Vice President - Technology
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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. In addition to his role as CEO of Smart Axiata, Thomas has also been appointed as Axiata Group Berhad’s Corporate Executive Vice President for Technology in January 2020.
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Acting Chief Executive Officer, Robi Axiata Limited
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M Riyaaz Rasheed was appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of Robi Axiata Limited in August 2021. Prior to this appointment, he was CFO of the company, a role that he continues to manage. Riyaaz joined Robi Axiata as CFO in Feb 2021.
Riyaaz’s career spans over 28 years, of which 25 years was spent in mobile telecommunications. He began his professional career at Ernst & Young and his last assignment prior to joining Robi was as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Hutchison Telecommunications, Sri Lanka. Prior to Hutchison Telecommunications, Riyaaz also served Etisalat in Sri Lanka as its Deputy CEO/Chief Financial Officer. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Celltel Lanka Limited and Tigo Lanka Private Limited in Sri Lanka. Riyaaz has also worked in the Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys Group of Companies prior to venturing into mobile telecommunications.
Riyaaz Rasheed is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute Management Accountants of UK (FCMA UK, GCMA), and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accounts of Sri Lanka (FCMA SL). He holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (MBA PIM), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Pure Sciences (BSc).
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Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Ncell Axiata Limited
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Andy Chong was appointed CEO/MD of Ncell on 1 November 2019. He joined the Axiata Group in 2008 and held the position of SVP & Head of Group Marketing & Operations until 2014. He later re-joined Axiata in 2016 as Interim Chief Commercial Officer for Ncell. Subsequently, in 2017 he worked for Axiata Digital as a Consultant. In January 2018, Andy again re-joined Ncell as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). 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. A seasoned professional, Andy has held CEO and top management positions in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, where he led teams to build and grow businesses and in providing strategic direction in the areas of sales & marketing, technical & operations and finance.
Andy holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic & Computer Systems) and MBA (General Management), both from Monash University, Australia.
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Chief Executive Officer edotco Group
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Mohamed Adlan Ahmad Tajudin was appointed CEO of edotco Group in November 2020. Adlan brings with him extensive knowledge and experience of the rapidly changing telecommunications industry in two of the largest and most challenging markets in the region namely Indonesia and Malaysia.
Prior to his appointment, Adlan was the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of PT XL Axiata Tbk of Indonesia since 2011. He was a member of the team that transformed XL Axiata into the operator with the most efficient cost structure in Indonesia and played a significant role in driving the acquisition and integration of XL-Axis merger.
Adlan has been with the Axiata Group for 17 years since he joined Celcom in 2003 as Vice President, Finance. He rose rapidly within Celcom, becoming the Chief Financial Officer and subsequently the Chief Commercial Officer responsible for management of the enterprise business, corporate strategy, regulatory management, product and new services.
In his early career, he worked with Arthur Andersen & Co in Assurance and Business Advisory for 9 years.
Adlan obtained his Economics and Statistics Degree from University of Exeter, United Kingdom in 1993 as well as his Professional Qualifications from Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) in 1997 and Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1998.
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Chief Executive Officer Axiata Digital Services Sdn Bhd
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Khairil was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Axiata Digital Services in January 2015. He first joined Axiata in 2012 and served as Group Chief Marketing and Operations Officer. Prior to Axiata, Khairil was a Partner at Bain & Company, Inc., a leading global management consultancy. He was with Bain for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Bain, Khairil was an operations consultant at Coopers & Lybrand, Management Consulting Services. He was also founder and operations manager of P-Shift Consulting (Southeast Asia) from 1996 till 1997, and manufacturing consultant with PERA Consulting in London and Kuala Lumpur from 1995 till 1996.
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