Axiata names Vivek Sood as CEO

Vivek Sood

KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd has appointed Vivek Sood as its group chief executive officer and managing director.

Vivek, 59, is currently the acting group CEO and group chief financial officer CFO since June 2022 and April 2017 respectively.

He holds a Bachelor in Commerce and became a qualified chartered accountant in India. He conducted his accountancy and audit training in Pricewaterhouse.

Prior to joining Axiata, he was the executive vice president and group chief marketing officer of Telenor Group Inc. He had held positions as CFO and subsequently CEO of Telenor India, CEO of Grameenphone (Bangladesh) and COO and CFO of Tata AIA Life Insurance.