SLT appoints A.N. Hapugala and Raghvendra Madhav to Board

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Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has announced the appointment of A.N. Hapugala as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Raghvendra Madhav as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board.

Hapugala, currently Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, brings more than three decades of experience in the public sector, including 20 years at the Treasury. He joined the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service in 1992 as an Accountant.

He holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He has also completed two Postgraduate Diplomas in Accountancy from the same university and a Diploma in Public Finance Management from the Institute of Development Administration.

Hapugala is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CPFA) of the Association of Public Finance Accountants of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

Madhav has held leadership and advisory roles in management consulting and the telecom and media sectors. He worked with Price Waterhouse Coopers in London before serving as a Director in the firm’s consulting practice in India, where he handled large systems, processes, and strategy assignments in both countries. He later held senior roles at the UT Group Companies from 1995, including Director South Asia and CEO of AOL, focusing on international business.

He has served on the Boards of several UT Group entities in India, including Aircel, Sun Direct Television, Red FM, and SAFL, and has been a member of their audit and risk committees.

Madhav holds an honours degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, India, is a Chartered Accountant, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.