Hans Wijayasuriya

Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya
Born	April 2, 1968( 1968-04-02)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Occupation	Group Chief Executive Officer, Dialog Axiata; Group Chief Operating Officer, Axiata

Dr. Shridhir Sariputta Hansa Wijayasuriya is a Sri Lankan telecommunications executive described by his company as having spearheaded Sri Lanka's mobile revolution.^[1]

A graduate of St Thomas' College, Wijayasuriya is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering Technology of the United Kingdom. A Chartered Professional Engineer and a member of the IEEE, Wijayasuriya also holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

In 1994 Wijayasuriya joined Dialog Telekom as a member of the founding management team, and acted as the company's Chief Executive in 1997. Today, in addition to his role at Dialog Axiata, he functions as the Group Chief Operating Officer of Axiata.

Wijayasuriya served as the Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute of Modern Technology, and on the Board of Directors of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.

Wijayasuriya is a past chairman of GSM Asia Pacific, and has been included in the GSM 100 Role of Honour for his contribution to the Asia-Pacific telecommunications industry.

He serves as the Chairman and Trustee of the Zeiz-d-Day Foundation^[2] and has been awarded the CIMA – Janashakthi Business Leader of the Year award as well as the "Sri Lankan of the Year" award.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.dialog.lk/about/overview/structure-management/board-of-directors/
2. ^ http://www.zdday.com/about_us.php
3. ^ http://www.dialog.lk/about/overview/structure-management/board-of-directors/

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Name	Wijayasuriya, Hans
Alternative names	Wijayasuriya, Shridhir Sariputta Hansa
Short description	Sri Lankan businesspeople
Date of birth	April 2, 1968
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