Asela Perera

Asela assumed duties as the Group Chief Information Officer on the 1st of January 2022.

Asela leads the Information Technology (IT) function of the Dialog Group. In addition, he leads the Cloud Track under the Collective Brain Initiative of the Axiata Group. His portfolio spans the planning, development and operations of IT Systems & Infrastructure for Telecommunications, Fintec and Digital Services businesses driving convergence.

Asela started his career at Dialog in 1999 and has held multiple roles in IT, including General Manager – IT, before being seconded to XL Axiata, Indonesia, in April 2016 as Vice President – IT.

Upon completion of his assignment at XL Axiata, Asela was appointed as the Vice President – IT in December 2017 and played a pivotal role in the success of the Digital Transformation drive at Dialog. At present, he is leading the Cloud Transformation initiative at Dialog, which aims to contribute towards the next wave of Digitisation and Analytics democratisation.

Asela holds a Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering Degree from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and an MBA from the University of Edith Cowan, Australia. He was awarded Leader of the Year at the Dialog Awards in 2019.