Hans promoted Group COO

Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, who is currently the Group Chief Executive of Dialog Telekom PLC, has been appointed as Group Chief Operating Officer (Group COO) of Telekom Malaysia effective September 1.

“TMI is currently strengthening its organisation by bringing in world class talent at all levels,” said President and Group Chief Executive of TMI Jamaludin Ibrahim said. “We are in a unique position as we also have access to talent from within, developed over a decade of operations in the Asian region.

Dr. Wijayasuriya’s appointment as Group COO falls in line with our philosophy of providing opportunities to our internal talent whilst bringing in external talent into the Group. He will add an invaluable dimension to the TMI management team, having a wealth of operational experience behind him.

Dr. Wijayasuriya has been the Chief Executive of Dialog Telekom PLC for over a decade since 1997.

Within his role as Dialog’s Group CEO, he will continue to focus on managing the strategic and tactical initiatives of the company to enhance its leadership position in Sri Lanka’s telecommunications sector. Dr. Wijayasuriya will be based in Colombo.