Sri Lanka Telecom PLC yesterday announced the appointment of Janaka Abeysinghe as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from February 1, 2022.

The incumbent CEO Kiththi Perera will be overseas on leave for a period of two years to pursue higher studies, a stock market filing by the company said. Abeysinghe joined SLT in 1991. In his present role, he leads the Enterprise & Wholesale business of SLT that provides integrated voice and data solutions to enterprises, government institutions, domestic telco operators and global wholesale carriers. 

In his career at SLT spanning 29 years, he has held a number of senior positions, including General Manager Enterprise & International Sales and has extensive experience in the areas of Enterprise Digital Services, Enterprise Communications Solutions, Data Communications, Business Development, Domestic & International Switching Operations and Global Wholesale Voice & Data Business.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Kansas, USA and a BSc degree in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering with First Class Honors from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. 

He is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, and a member of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka. He is a Fulbright Scholar.

Abeysinghe served on the Board of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) as a Non-Executive Director from 2014 to 2018. 

Before joining SLT he was an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Moratuwa.