Microsoft MCB appoints Sri Lankan CFO
Microsoft recently appointed Tivanka Ellawala, a Stanford and Oxford
graduate as their Sri Lankan CFO.
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Tivanka
Ellawala |
The newly appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Mobile
Communications Business (MCB), Tivanka Ellawala has spent over a decade
at Microsoft working in various corporate development roles, the most
recent of which was General Manager for Corporate Development at
Entertainment and Devices (E and D), as such Tivanka led the
acquisitions, investments and joint venture discussions for Microsoft's
Mobile, Xbox, Game Studios, Music, Video, TV and Hardware businesses.
Over his extensive career at Microsoft, Tivanka has executed over 80
acquisitions, investments, restructurings and joint ventures across the
globe in the business applications, wireless, internet, media and
advertising, games, cable and IT services sectors.
A fast rising member of the Corporate Development Team, having
completed 11 levels, in nine years, Tivanka is also a Member of the
Finance Bench, which identifies individuals with outstanding potential.
Tivanka made Partner at Microsoft in July, 2007.
He is also the recipient of Gold Stars, which is Microsoft's
recognition of an employee's outstanding performance during each year of
employment.
Having read for his BA - Double Major in Quantitative Economics and
Public Policy and MA in International Development Policy, from the
University of Stanford, California, he has also completed his Masters
Thesis at the Oxford University, Oxford.
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