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Menaka De Alwis

Captain · DISC type DS
Director - Data, Digital & IT, APAC | Middle East | Africa | Japan at Novartis, Australia & New Zealand
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director - Data, Digital & IT, APAC | Middle East | Africa | Japan
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Menaka shows up

Planner & Achiever
Long-Term Thinker
Decisive But Calm

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Menaka cares about

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Career

Work history

1-2022
Director - Data, Digital & IT, APAC | Middle East | Africa | Japan
Novartis, Australia & New Zealand
11-2017 - 12-2022
IT Director - Technology Transformation, Australia & NZ
Novartis
7-2017 - 11-2017
Digital Experience Manager, Australia & NZ
AstraZeneca
8-2016 - 7-2017
Global Veeva PromoMats Deployment & Process Lead
AstraZeneca
1-2013 - 7-2017
IT Business Relationship Manager, Australia & NZ
AstraZeneca
In the press

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Education
2009 - 2011
Diploma of Management
Australian Institute of Management
2010 - 2010
Applied Project Management
Australian Institute of Management
2008 - 2008
Problem Management ITIL Certification: Service Management – Support and Restore
HDDA - Help Desk Assoc of Australia
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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