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DR. MOTHILAL DE SILVA
DR. MOTHILAL DE SILVA
Chairman/Non Independent Non - Executive Director
Appointed as Director of the Company on 19th November 2024
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Directorships in Group Companies/ Board Committee memberships
Chairman/Director of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka Telecom (Services) Ltd., SLT Human Capital Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.Director, Galle Submarine Cab e Depot (Pvt) Ltd and Mobit Technologies (Pvt) Ltd.Member of the Nomination & Governance Committee & Remuneration Committee.
Skills & Experience
With a career spanning over many decades, Dr Mothilal de Silva is a result oriented multidisciplinary C-level executive in the telecommunication industry having experience in Sri Lanka and multiple countries in Asia and Pacific regions. He is a turnaround specialist and a strategist. Under his leadership as Group Chief Executive Officer, he turned around the Fiji's state-owned telecommunication company Telecom Fiji Ltd sustainably after 5+ consecutive loss-making years. During his tenure at Telecom Fiji, the company registered consistent growth in profit, dividend and investment for network modernization. He was also the Group Chief Strategy Officer and Group Chief Corporate Officer of Dialog Axiata, General Manager (Sales, Marketing and Customer Service) of MTN Networks Pvt Ltd and Vice President Process Excellence and Group Operations of Axiata Group Malaysia. He sat on the Board of Directors of Lanka Communication Services Pvt Ltd, a telecommunication service provider for enterprises in Sri Lanka. As a C- level executive at Dialog, Dr. Mothilal set up Corporate Planning, Strategy, MIS, Business Intelligence, Performance Management, Quality, Process Reengineering, Enterprise Program Management and Corporate Development divisions from scratch while apprenticing young set of managers who had progressed to become leaders in Dialog and Axiata Group subsidiary companies. He was also instrumental in winning GSMA awards, International Asia Pacific Quality Award, Asia CSR award for Dialog Axiata and many national awards. Dr. Mothilal had delivered over 60 presentations in various international forums as a speaker, panellist, session Chairman, and Workshop leader mainly on the Next Generation Networks, Corporate Venture Capital for Telco, Platform Economy, Business Intelligence, Sustainability and Business Integral CSR. Dr. Mothilal received Bizz NXT Awards 2022 under the category of Top 50 Business Growth Leaders in technology at BizTalk World Conference, Dubai. He served as a member of the High-level Advisory Council of the World Internet Conference, Wuzhen, China as a nominee of Minister of Cyberspace Administration, China from 201 5 to 2017. Dr. Mothilal obtained Doctor of Business Administration from PPA Business School, Paris, with, a distinction for his dissertation "Corporate Venture Capital as an engagement model for co-creating 5G ready services". He has a MSc in IT from Keele University UK, MBA from PIM, SL, BSc (Engineering) SL, Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management from Maastricht School of Management, Netherland and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from PIM SC.
 MR. LAWRENCE PARATZ
MR. LAWRENCE PARATZ
Non-Independent Non -Executive Director
Director of the Company on 26th May 2016
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Skills & Experience
Mr. Lawrence Paratz holds an M. Sc. (Telecommunication Systems) with Distinction, and was awarded the Philips prize from Essex University, and an M. Eng. Sc. from the University of Queensland.He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust) and an alumnus of the Stanford University Executive Development Programme. He also holds bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering (Honours). In 201 1, he was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).Mr. Paratz has more than 40 years experience in all facets of the telecommunication including mobile, fixed, broadband, satellite and international networks both domestic, and international. This includes capital and infrastructure development, operations, sales, customer service and regulatory issues. As a Director and Chief Executive of Acacia Australia Pty Ltd., he was responsible for development of an integrated proposal for delivery of national broadband communication for Australia.He has served as a Director of Maxis Communication Berhad, Chairman of the Technology Committee of the Board, as a Director of Vernet Pty Ltd, a Company providing ultra high speed Broadband to Universities and Research Establishments in Australia, and a former Senior Executive of Telstra Corporation. He is also an Advisor to major companies in the Australian Telecommunication market.Mr. Paratz has had executive responsibility for multi-billion-dollar programmes and integrations including network transformations and deployments across multiple technologies, with extensive experience in international, metropolitan and regional and rural communications. He previously served as a member of the Board of the Australian Government’s Internet Assistance Programme. He has been an invited speaker at the Australian Health Informatics Conference, and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.He was formerly Chairman of the On-Trac@Peter Mac Adoles cent and Young Adult Cancer Programme and has been involved in a number of initiatives in e-health.
Other Appointments
Director of Razorback Pty Ltd., Real Thing Entertainment Pty Ltd & associated subsidiaries.
 MR. CHANDRASIRI KALUPAHANA
MR. CHANDRASIRI KALUPAHANA
Independent Non -Executive Director
Director of the Company on 19th November 2024
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Directorships in Group Companies/ Board Committee memberships
Director of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Chairman of Audit Committee, and Related Party Transactions Review Committee Member of the Nomination & Governance Committee & Remuneration Committee.
Skills & Experience
Mr. Kalupahana is a Fellow Member of CA Sri Lanka and holds membership in several other professional bodies. He is a seasoned professional whose journey began at KPMG Sri Lanka. He has served as a Governing Council Member and Chairman of the Business School at CA Sri Lanka.He has also worked as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees and Related Party Transactions Committees at Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC and Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics (Pvt) Ltd.Mr. Kalupahana was formerly a Group Chief Officer at Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), where he led the Internal Audit, Revenue Assurance, and Fraud Management departments. Prior to joining SLT, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at the Regional Development Bank and worked as an Assistant General Manager at Pan Asia Bank. He has held the position of General Manager at three regulated companies in Sri Lanka, Tanzania (East Africa), and Angola (West Africa), and has also worked in Saudi Arabia. He is an Executive Council Member and Treasurer of the Organization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka, the apex body of 52 professional member associations representing 34 disciplines, with a total membership of over 60,000 professionals. He has received extensive overseas business exposure and training in various fields, including banking, finance, and auditing.
Other Appointments
Director of Softlogic Finance PLC, where he chairs three committees: Audit, Related Party Transaction Review, and Nomination & Governance. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Human Resources & Remuneration Committee and the T Security & Steering Committee.
 MR. SUNETH HAPUTHANTHRI
MR. SUNETH HAPUTHANTHRI
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Director of the Company on 07th February 2025
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Directorships in Group Companies/ Board Committee memberships
Director of Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd, Member of the Audit Committee, and Related Party Transactions Review Committee.
Skills & Experience
Senior Management Professional with 18+ years of multidisciplinary expertise in leading enterprises, business strategy development and staff professional development with credibility and trust. Specialist in bringing technology solutions to deliver highly scalable services while managing technology products throughout the development life cycle and directing product strategy across corporates and digital transformational projects.Holds a master’s in business studies from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Information Technology from Middlesex University, UK and a Certified Product Marketing Manager at the Association of International Product Marketing & Management.He started his career with Mobitel, where he progressed to lead several of its key portfolios as Senior Manager for Prepaid Business and Digital Services, spearheaded the acquisition and restructuring of eChannelling PLC and continued to serve as the General Manager for eChannelling PLC. He has launched more than 25 high tech products and solutions that generated over LKR 10 Bn in product revenue and lead several award winning projects to win SLIM Brand Excellence Silver Award for the 'Online Brand of the Year' for eChanneIIing PLC in 201 8, 201 9 & 2020, the ACEF Customer Engagement Awards Mumbai - Silver Award for 'Cash Bonanza' in 201 7/1 8 and SLIM Brand Excellence Bronze. Award for the 'Turn Around Brand of the Year from Tunes Service in 201 0 and more.He presently works at Hemas Group of Hospitals & Laboratories as General Manager Digital and Customer Experience.
 PROFESSOR RUWANTHI PERERA
PROFESSOR RUWANTHI PERERA
Independent Non -Executive Director
Director of the Company on 12th March 2025
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Directorships in Group Companies/ Board Committee memberships
Chairman of Remuneration Committee and Nomination & Governance Committee Member Audit Committee, and Related Party Transactions Review Committee.
Skills & Experience
Professor Ruwanthi Perera is a distinguished paediatrician with over two decades of expertise in clinical paediatrics, medical education, and child health research. She holds an MBBS from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a Diploma in Chi d Health and an MD in Paediatrics from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, and is a Member (MRCPCH) and Fellow (FRCPCH) of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, UK. She has also completed Postgraduate Programs in Paediatric Nutrition at Boston University School of Medicine. Professor Perera has held several key leadership positions, including Honorary Secretary of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians (SLCP) and the Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka, President of the Rare Disease Forum (SLCP), and Vice President of the Adolescent Forum (SLCP). She has also served as a Council Member and President of the Clinical Society at Colombo South Teaching Hospital and has been actively involved in national advisory committees on adolescent and communicable disease health. She has led key adolescent care, injury prevention, and healthcare development initiatives. As Vice President of the Adolescent Forum (SLCP) since 201 6, she expanded paediatric care for adolescents and contributed to national policy. She played a key role in the Teen Alert Project of SLCP, National Injury Prevention Programme, and the Safe Child Sri Lanka campaign, driving public awareness and policy development. She also spearheaded a 150miIIion-rupee High Dependency Unit project at CSTH and has been providing paediatric care and outreach services for the Sri Lanka Air Force since 2017 along with numerous international and local publications, with a research focus on adolescent and child health With a strong commitment to paediatric education, research, and public health, Professor Perera continues to contribute significant y to paediatric care and policy development in Sri Lanka. She currently serves as a Professor in Paediatrics at the Faculty ty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and as a Consultant Paediatrician at Colombo South Teaching Hospital.
MR.CHAN CHEE BENG
MR.CHAN CHEE BENG
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Director of the Company on 14th May 2025
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Directorships in Group Companies/ Board Committee memberships
Director, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC and Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd.
Skills & Experience
Mr. Chan Chee Beng counts over 40 years of experience in investment banking, general and financial management and accounting. He worked at Ernst & Yong and Morgan Grenfell & Co. Ltd., prior to joining the Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd (UTSB) Group in 1992 as Head of Corporate Finance. He holds an Honours Degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom and is a fellow of the institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Other Appointments
Global Communication Services Holdings Ltd. Maxis Communications Berhad, Binariang GSM Sdn Bhd, UTSB Management Sdn Bhd, Pan Malaysian Sweeps Sdn Bhd, BGSM Management Sdn Bhd, BGSM Equity Holdings Sdn Bhd, True Happiness Capital Sdn Bhd, Ace Pursuit Sdn Bhd, Yu Cai Foundation.
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