Ranjith Rubasinghe appointed CEO of Mobitel

July, 3, 2014

Ranjith G. Rubasinghe was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel with effect from June 27, 2014. Rubasinghe brings with him a wealth of experience in the fields of telecommunications and IT in several national and multinational organisations, including Sri Lanka Telecom for 12 years. 

He is a Chartered Engineer, Representative Fellow of the Council and the Chairman of the Electrical & Electronic Engineering Sectional Committee of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) with a MBA from the University of Colombo, BSc in Engineering and Electrical Electronics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering. Rubasinghe is also a certified member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) and an associate member of the Institute of Personal Management (IPM).

Rubasinghe also adds value to his diverse portfolio with expertise in ICT Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing and Operational & Financial Control. At Sri Lanka Telecom, where he served for 12 years, he was the head of “RAINBOW PAGES” (2006-2008) and the Chief Executive Officer of SLT Manpower Solutions (Pvt) Ltd since 2008. He was able to transform the organization to SLT Human Capital Solutions (Pvt) Ltd in 2013 with the mission to be the Leading Human Asset Management Partner in Sri Lanka. He has led the organization to win the award for “Excellence in HR through Technology” at Global HR Excellence Awards 2013, Asia’s Best Employer Brand Award 2012 and award for “Best in Recruitment and Consulting” at Asian Leadership Award 2011.

Given the successive drive Rubasinghe pertains, he has also been able to achieve the Chartered Engineer of the Year 2011 Awards at IESL’s Engineering Excellence Awards and the ‘HR LEADERSHIP AWARD’ at the Global HR Excellence Awards for the year 2010 and 2013 respectively.