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Gayan Koralage
Born
Sri Lanka
Alma materFinancial Management, Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA)
OccupationTelecommunications Executive

Gayan Koralage is a telecommunications and towerco executive based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Career[edit]

Koralage is a Member at Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA) UK.

Koralage joined Telekom Malaysia International in 2005 where he served as the Assistant Vice President of Group Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Special Projects.[1] His credentials span financing, funding, and investment initiatives across the TMI footprint, business turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions for Axiata Group, as well as post-merger integration initiatives.

He joined EDOTCO Group in 2013.[2][3][4] As a founding member, he played a pivotal role in initiating and nurturing the establishment of EDOTCO since 2013. Koralage lead the team responsible for negotiating crucial master lease agreements with 40+ mobile operators across eight Asian markets and various mergers acquisitions in the edotco group.. Additionally, he orchestrated the successful sale of a 32% stake in EDOTCO to Japanese and Malaysian sovereign wealth funds in early 2017.

He currently serves as the Director, Group Strategy at EDTCO.[5][6] involved in serving eight Asian markets, contributing to the company's global ranking as the sixth-largest telecom Tower Company in terms of tower count.

In July 2021, he was appointed as the managing director for EDOTCO Sri Lanka.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

In November 2023, EDOTCO Group appointed Koralage as the Group's Director Business of EDOTCO Malaysia.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Koralage is a speaker and writer in the mobile sector covering key topics of 5G, mobile network disruption and evolution, digital economy, nextgen towerco opportunities, value creation in digital infrastructure space, digital transformation and inter-generation opportunities in the next decade.[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Speakers - MyNOG". 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ "Predicting the next wave of Asian digital infrastructure". Capacity Media. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the 3D internet, the dawn of a brave new world". Capacity Media. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  4. ^ "Predicting the next wave of Asian digital infrastructure". Events - TowerXchange. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  5. ^ "Telecom firm pitches idea of sharing mobile towers". The Express Tribune. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  6. ^ "Open doors for greater investment in telco infrastructure – EDOTCO". Adaderana Biz English | Sri Lanka Business News. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ^ "edotco Appoints Gayan Koralage as Managing Director for Sri Lanka". TelecomDrive. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  8. ^ "Gayan Koralage appointed edotco Country MD for Sri Lanka". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  9. ^ "EDOTCO AFFIRMS ITS MISSION TO CONNECT THE COUNTRY SUSTAINABLY WITH NEW STRATEGIC BRAND REFRESH - Press Releases | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  10. ^ rishanya (2022-07-07). "HUTCH partners with EDOTCO on open-ran to deliver superior and affordable broadband services". Hutch. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  11. ^ "edotco strengthens commitment in Sri Lanka with new leadership". Yahoo Finance. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  12. ^ Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) (2021-07-26). "edotco Group bổ nhiệm ông Gayan Koralage làm quyền Giám đốc điều hành Quốc gia tại Sri Lanka". Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  13. ^ "edotco Sri Lanka partners with HUTCH to provide customized telecommunication infrastructure services - SAMENA Daily News". www.samenacouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  14. ^ "EDOTCO Group Announces Gayan Koralage As Director Of Malaysia Business | EDOTCO". edotcogroup.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  15. ^ "Edotco appoints Gayan Koralage as director of Malaysia business - The Edge Malaysia". Edotco appoints Gayan Koralage as director of Malaysia business - The Edge Malaysia - 'The Edge Markets' News Summary (Malaysia) | BEAMSTART. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  16. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2019-11-03). "Tower sharing termed essential to meet growing demand for data". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  17. ^ "Edotco appoints Gayan Koralage as director of Malaysia business". KLSE Screener. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  18. ^ "Edotco appoints Gayan Koralage as director of Malaysia business". The Edge Malaysia. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  19. ^ "Edotco Announces New Director For Malaysia Business". businesstoday.com.my. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  20. ^ "Gayan Koralage | LinkedIn". my.linkedin.com.
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