Jeremy appointed Dialog Axiata Group Chief Officer – Enterprise Business

The Board and Management of Dialog Axiata PLC announced the appointment of Jeremy Huxtable to the position of Group Chief Officer – Enterprise Business with effect from 19 April 2012.

Huxtable counts a total of 16 years industry experience in telecommunications on the backdrop of a multi-country and multi-sector management career spanning over three decades.

Jerry joins the Group Senior Management Team of Dialog following a stint close upon seven years as the Managing Director of Suntel Ltd. Prior to taking the helm at Suntel in 2005, Jerry held several senior management positions in the Scandinavian region with Orange International, the mobile arm of France Telecom including that of CEO of Orange Sweden, a 3G green-field start up and that of Director for Strategy and Planning at Orange Denmark.

Prior to joining Orange, Jerry held the position of Vice President at an internet start-up that was listed on the German Neuer Markdt. Tracing back to the early years of Jerry’s illustrious career - he began his management journey in the pharmaceutical industry and later went on to take up numerous positions in senior management with DHL in Baharain, Saudi Arabia, UK and Pakistan.

Jerry’s involvement with the Sri Lankan telco market has its beginnings in 1996, when he joined Millicom International Cellular as the CEO of Celltel. He has also held a senior management position with Millicom in the Philippines.