17/06/2026
We've made some new appointments across the group as we look towards building a unified technology experience for our customers, meet the newly minted leadership.
Lahiru Dissanayake
CEO - Services
Lahiru Dissanayake brings nearly 20 years of enterprise technology experience to the role of CEO, Services - a career built within the group across Pyxle, Trabeya, and Surge Global. Having progressed from Business Analyst to Chief Executive, his expertise spans enterprise architecture, AI, and digital transformation across stock exchanges, government services, retail, and telecoms on six continents. His appointment reflects the group's deliberate commitment to developing and promoting talent from within.
Yohan Wijesirwardena
CEO - Payments
Yohan Wijesiriwardane co-founded Payable twelve years ago with a clear mandate: to make world-class payment infrastructure accessible to every merchant. Under his leadership, Payable grew into a platform processing LKR 6 billion in monthly transactions across 45,000 merchants, delivering industry firsts including South Asia's inaugural Tap2Phone solution and instant merchant settlements. As the first non-bank CEO in Sri Lanka to secure direct funding from both Visa and Mastercard, Yohan now leads Short Circuit's Payments Business with a proven record of building at scale.
Mevan Perera
Chief Marketing Officer
Mevan Perera brings over 14 years of digital marketing expertise to the role of Chief Marketing Officer at Surge Global, seven of them spent building the group's digital strategy capability from within. Progressing from Content Strategist through Strategy Lead to Partner, he developed and led the cross-functional Digital Strategy Blueprint, spanning SEO, paid media, content, web development, and analytics, and delivered it for clients across the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. His appointment as CMO reflects both the depth of his craft and his command of the group's commercial direction.
Steve Lodweyke
Chief Product Officer
Steve Lodewyke brings six years of digital transformation leadership at Surge to the role of Chief Product Officer, with a delivery record spanning retail, supply chain, healthcare, and government sectors. Having led operational transformation engagements in Fiji and established regional partnerships in Papua New Guinea, his experience is grounded in practical outcomes across complex environments. As CPO, he applies that cross-sector perspective to shaping a product designed to meet the realities of how organisations operate.
