Annual Report 2012, PDF - Axiata Group Berhad - Investor Relations

Axiata Group Berhad (242188-H) Annual Report 2012Supun WeerasingheGroup Chief Strategy OfficerTAN GIM BOONGroup General CounselSupun is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute ofManagement Accountants, UK and holds a Bachelor ofScience (First Class Honours) in Accountancy andFinancial Management from the University of SriJayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He also has an MBA(Distinction) from the University of Western Sydney,Australia and is an alumnus of the Harvard BusinessSchool.Prior to Axiata, Supun was the Group Chief OperatingOfficer (GCOO), of Dialog Axiata Plc, Sri Lanka’s leadingquad-play telecommunications company. Supun has over15 years of experience in technology related businessmanagement ranging from corporate strategy, businessoperations, M&A, business transformation, investorrelations and regulatory affairs.Gim graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1993 anda Bachelor of Laws in 1995 from University of Adelaide,Australia. In 2000, he completed a Master of Laws fromUniversity of New South Wales, Australia. Gim wasadmitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Courtof Malaya in 1997 and admitted as a Solicitor in NewSouth Wales, Australia in 2002. Prior to joining Axiata,he was working with law firms in Malaysia and Sydney,Australia predominantly in corporate finance, equitycapital markets and mergers and acquisitions. He joinedAxiata in 2004.65