Delighted to present the top 6 CEOs of telecom service providers from Asia Pacific for the year 2023. Congrats to the nominees. They have each pioneered the way forward in their respective markets.
Dian Siswarini has revitalised PT XL Axiata Tbk in Indonesia with a focus on robust network investments driving 10.9% YOY growth and improved customer APRU; yielding the high revenue growth in Indonesia.
Gopal Vittal led airtel with the second fastest revenue growth of 11.9 percent in Asia Pacific, an impressive 16.1 percent growth in EBITDA and an impressive Total Shareholder Return of 27.4 percent. He leads a highly diversified business across content, media, payments and enterprise business.
Manjot Singh Mann has propelled M1 Limited in the fiercely price competitive Singapore market with a 6.2% revenue growth. He has built a strong enterprise business which has seen spectacular growth of 27.1 percent. Through acquisitions starting from 2018 he has built a strong enterprise business portfolio.
Jamie Lin has led Taiwan Mobile to the highest revenue growth of 6.5% in the country. He has aggressively grown the non-connectivity business with a focus on e-commerce. He represents a new era of leaders who did not start their career in telecoms. He is rapidly transitioning Taiwan Mobile into a tech company.
Ryu Young-sang is a visionary who is pioneering SK Telecom’s transformation into an AI-centric company. He is leading bold initiatives that position the company at the forefront of the industry through strategic partnerships and investments paving a new engine of growth for the global industry.
Vikram Sinha He led the merger of two large companies in an era where rating agencies downgraded the company citing merger risk. With a successful merger, he has established a blue-print for making mergers work. The company has delivered a TSR of 59.8 percent in 2023, impressive revenue growth of 9.6% and the highest EBITDA growth of 21.7%.
Congratulations to all the CEOs for your visionary leadership and strategic initiatives that have significantly shaped the telecom industry.
Thank you to F5 for being an anchor in this initiative
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