Change in Principal Officer

AXIATA GROUP BERHAD

Date of change 01 Jun 2026
Name MR VIVEK SOOD
Age 62
Gender Male
Nationality India
Type of change Cessation Of Office
Designation Group Chief Executive Officer
Reason 
Pursuant to the transition of the position of Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Axiata Group Berhad as announced on 10 February 2026, Vivek did not seek re-election at this Annual General Meeting and retires at the conclusion of the same.
Details of any disagreement that he/she has with the Board of Directors No
Whether there are any matters that need to be brought to the attention of shareholders No

Qualifications

No
Qualifications
Major/Field of Study
Institute/University
Additional Information
Degree
 
Commerce and Qualified Chartered Accountant
 
India
 

			                        		
			                    
                   
			                    

			                       
			                       
			                            
Professional Qualification

			                        		
			                        
			                            
Accountancy and Audit Training

			                        		
			                        
			                            
Pricewaterhouse, India

			                        		
			                        
			                            

			                        		
			                    
                   
			            

							
		           
	
		            

                    	  
                    
			   
					                

					                    Working experience and occupation 
					                    
Vivek was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and Managing Director of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) on 24 March 2023 after serving as Joint Acting GCEO since June 2022. He was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Axiata in 2017.

Before joining Axiata, he was the Executive Vice President and Group Chief Marketing Officer of Telenor Group. He also held positions as CFO and CEO of Telenor India, CEO of Grameenphone (Bangladesh) and Chief Operating Officer and CFO of Tata AIA Life Insurance (India). In earlier days he held positions in Hindustan Unilever India and Hutchison.

					                

					
					                

					                    Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer
					                    
Nil

					                

					
					                

					                    Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer
					                    
Nil

					                

					        
					                

					                    Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries
					                    
Total no. of securities held:
ii)	2,497,000 Ordinary Shares;
ii)     73,650 Axiata Performance Based Long Term Incentive Plan Shares;
iii)	2,704,600 Axiata Long Term Incentive Performance Share Plan; and
iv)	936,300 Axiata Long Term Incentive Restricted Share Plan.

					                

            


			

			

            

            
			

				
Announcement Info


				

					

						Company Name
						 
								AXIATA GROUP BERHAD
						
					


						
Stock Name 
							AXIATA
						


					

						Date Announced
						25 May 2026
					


					

						Category
						Change in Principal Officer
					

					
					

						Reference Number
						C04-14052026-00001