Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has appointed Dileepa Wijesundara as the Group Chief Executive with effect from 13th March 2015.

Lalith de Silva has resigned with effect from March 13 but will not have duties from March 09, the firm said in a stock exchange filing.

Dileepa Wijesundara holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, UK and Master of Science in Management from Loughborough University, UK.