Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Chairman Rohan Fernando says that the Board of Directors removed him from the post of Chairman. Board member Riyaz Mueller appointed as the new Chairman of SLT. The exact circumstances leading to the Chairman’s dismissal remain undisclosed.

Rohan Fernando was appointed as Director/Chairman of the Company in January 2020. He also served as Director/ Chairman of Mobitel (Private) Ltd., eChanneling PLC, SLT Digital Info Services (Private) Ltd., SLT Visioncom (Private) Ltd., SLT Human Capital Solutions (Private) Ltd., Sky Network (Private) Ltd., SLT Property Management (Private) Ltd., Sri Lanka Telecom (Services) Limited, SLT Campus (Private) Ltd., Mobit Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., and Director of Galle Submarine Cable Depot (Private) Ltd..

Mr Fernando has over 40 years of experience in the tea industry and has been successful in innovation, promoting and marketing the traditional beverage of tea in many variants. He is the creator of the global tea brand HELADIV registered in 40 countries.