Microsoft Mobile Communications Business Appoints Sri Lankan CFO

Tivanka Ellawala

A Stanford and Oxford graduate, a family man, a hiker, a go-getter, a Microsoft success story – Sri Lankan Tivanka Ellawala has blazed a trail through the global IT world.
The newly appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Mobile Communications Business(MCB), Tivanka Ellawala has spent over a decade at Microsoft working in various Corporate Development roles, the most recent of which was General Manager for Corporate Development at Entertainment and Devices (E&D), as such Tivanka lead the acquisitions, investments and joint venture discussions for Microsoft’s Mobile, Xbox, Game Studios, Music, Video, TV and Hardware businesses.
Over his extensive career at Microsoft, Tivanka has executed over 80 acquisitions, investments, restructurings and joint ventures across the globe in the business applications, wireless, internet, media and advertising, games, cable and IT services sectors.
The fastest rising member of the Corporate Development Team...ever, having completed 11 levels, in just 9 years, Tivanka is also a Member of the Finance Bench, which identifies individuals with outstanding potential. Tivanka made Partner at Microsoft in July, 2007, he is also the proud recipient of’ Gold Stars, which is Microsoft’s recognition of an employee’s outstanding performance during each year of employment.
Having read for both his BA - Double Major in Quantitative Economics and Public Policy and MA in International Development Policy, from the University of Stanford, California, he has also completed his Masters Thesis at the Oxford University, Oxford.