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Sanjeeva Wimalasena

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IT Director at David Lloyd Leisure
📍 Slough, England, United Kingdom

Sanjeeva Wimalasena is an accomplished IT Director at David Lloyd Leisure with over 25 years of experience across various industries. Educated at LSE and Manchester Metropolitan University, he specializes in leading IT transformation, integrations following M&A, and managing data and security strategies for global organizations.

Outside of his technology leadership role, Sanjeeva is committed to personal and professional development, recently graduating from the Ethnic Future Leaders program. He has a passion for the outdoors and has mentioned climbing a specific peak four times, finding new lessons with each ascent.

He proudly led the initiative that made David Lloyd Clubs the only UK operator with Apple NFC enabled digital cards.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
IT Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Slough, England, United Kingdom
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Digital Transformation
He has led numerous transformation programs, including system integrations and carve-outs. His recent implementation of Apple NFC digital cards highlights this focus.
Data & Security
He has delivered cyber security strategies and recently improved David Lloyd Leisure's security posture and business continuity by implementing new backup solutions.
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Career

Work history

11-2018
IT Director
David Lloyd Leisure
8-2007 - 11-2018
APPLICATIONS MANAGER / IT ARCHITECT
David Lloyd Leisure
11-2005 - 8-2007
Solutions Architect
Whitbread
8-2005 - 10-2005
IT Consultant
Liberata
8-1999 - 7-2005
Development Manager
Whitbread
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Media appearances

Getting David Lloyd Leisure's IT in shape. Featured in BT Business (Global Services)
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Education
1997 - 1998
Msc
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1992 - 1995
BSc (Hons)
The Manchester Metropolitan University
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