Hans Wijayasuriya
Shridhir Sariputta Hansa "Hans" Wijayasuriya (born April 2, 1968), a Sri Lanka born Global Telecommunications Executive, is the Group Executive Director & CEO Telecommunications Business of the Axiata Group Bhd., Asia’s second-largest telecommunications company. Until 2016, he was also the Group Chief Executive of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest mobile communications provider. During the period 2012-14, He was founder CEO of Axiata Digital Services, the pan-region Digital Services arm of the Axiata Group.
Hans Wijayasuriya | |
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| Born | April 2, 1968 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Bristol, S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia |
| Occupation | Group Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer – Telecommunications Business Axiata Group Berhad |
| Known for | Dialog Axiata PLC |
In March 2024, the GSM Association (the trade group for the mobile industry), honored him with the Chairman's Award for outstanding contribution to the global mobile industry which is the most prestigious recognition granted by the GSMA. Hans was also named "Sri Lankan of the Year" in 2008, by a local business journal, LMD.