Axiata Group Berhad announced appointment of Dr. Shridhir Sariputta Hansa Wijayasuriya as Joint Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. Date of change is June 1, 2022. He is currently Axiata's Chief Executive Officer for its Telecommunications Business and Group Executive Vice President.

He was appointed as Axiata's Corporate Executive Vice President & Regional Chief Executive Officer, South Asia Operations in January 2016.