Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
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Suren Amarasekera
E-Channelling PLC has appointed Suren Amarasekera to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Amarasekera brings over 30 years of experience in the global telecommunications industry, including more than 25 years in senior leadership as a Board Member, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, and C-suite executive. He has held pivotal positions with internationally renowned operators such as the Singtel Group, SLT-Mobitel Group, Axiata Group, and Maxis Group, carrying multi-billion-dollar P&L responsibility and playing a central role in reshaping the telephony landscape across five regional markets.
His leadership has consistently driven innovation-led transformations from traditional Telco models to TechCo operating paradigms, delivering sustainable profitability and long-term strategic growth. Amarasekera’s strong cultural adaptability is underpinned by extensive multi-year assignments across Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, and Malaysia.
Amarasekera commenced his career in 1992 with the Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) Group. Over a 13-year tenure, he developed deep expertise in multinational best practices and advanced telecommunications technologies. During this period, he was awarded a comprehensive sponsorship by Singtel’s Career Development Council (CDC) to pursue an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Illinois, USA.
Since 2020, Amarasekera has been actively engaged in AI-driven digital transformation initiatives and advisory roles, with a particular focus on the application of multimodal and vernacular native-AI solutions. His areas of interest also include the Tactile Internet, 5G/6G technologies, and the development of SuperApps.
He served as a Board Member of the Bridge Alliance, Singapore, a leading alliance with over 35 premier operators serving approx. 2 billion consumers and enterprises in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. He has also been invited and had served as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Sir Arthur C. Clarke Institution for Modern Technologies.
Amarasekera holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Syracuse University, New York, USA, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Illinois, USA.
He serves on the Boards of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Mobitel Ltd., Galle Submarine Cable Depot Ltd. and Sri Lanka Telecom (Services) Ltd. and several other companies such as Director of the Bensons Private Ltd., Akin Lanka Ltd., Akin Ltd. (Singapore) and Akin KL Sdn Bhd. (Malaysia).
