Chari TVT is a seasoned Board advisor, former Group Chief Financial Officer, and thought leader at the intersection of finance, technology, digital transformation, and governance. He brings over four decades of senior leadership experience across telecommunications, technology, infrastructure, aviation, and emerging digital ecosystems in Asia and globally. Chari previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Axiata Group Berhad and Celcom Telecommunication, one of Asia’s largest telecommunications groups, serving over 200 million customers with a market capitalization of approximately USD 10 billion. During his tenure, he led major financial and strategic transformation initiatives and played a pivotal role in driving capital efficiency, with Celcom recognized for achieving the highest Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) in Malaysia.

Prior to Axiata, Chari spent more than 20 years with Hewlett-Packard, culminating in his role as Vice President, Sales – Asia Pacific & Japan. His career uniquely spans deep finance leadership as well as senior commercial and regional business roles across Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, giving him an end-to-end perspective on strategy, execution, and value creation in multinational organizations.

Today, Chari is actively engaged as a Board member, Board committee chair, advisor, and consultant to Malaysian listed companies, regional infrastructure players, global technology firms, and high-growth digital ventures. He currently serves as Board Member and Chairman of the Risk Committee of UEM Sunrise Bhd, Board member and Chairman of the Board Audit Committee (BAC) of Link Net Indonesia, and has held Board positions in listed and non-listed entities including AirAsia Aviation Group Berhad, Redone Group Berhad, PT XL Axiata in Indonesia, Dialog PLC in Srilanka and PhilTower Inc. (Philippines). 

He is also a Board Advisor to an Agentic AI company based in the United States. A highly sought-after speaker, Chari regularly addresses Boards, CFOs, Audit Committees, senior executives, and regulators at regional and international conferences. His insights focus on how finance and governance leaders can move beyond compliance and stewardship to become strategic value creators in an AI-driven, high-risk environment.