Mr Prabhath currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. Current portfolio spans Corporate Strategy, Networks, Projects, Regional Operations, Telecommunications Regulations, Tariff, Programme Management, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Information Security, Supply Chain Management, Facility Management, Administration, Legal, Revenue Assurance, Fraud Management and Business Continuity Management of the Group. In addition to this, he has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of covering the Chief People Officer position since May 2025 on an interim basis.

He joined Sri Lanka Telecom in 1991 as an Engineer, after graduation counts over 33 years of multidisciplinary managerial experience in the telecommunication industry, in the fields of Engineering, Corporate Strategy, Human Resource while been instrumental in new Business Development, Innovation and Company Transformation programmes at various stages. He has held multiple leadership roles in his career with more than 23 years of experience in Corporate Management of telecommunication.

During his career, he has gained extensive industry related knowledge and trainings from National and International Academia in number of countries. Further, he has undergone several certificate courses in other disciplines in Corporate Finance Accounting, Marketing, Secretariat services and General Management. He was a trainer of Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO) programmes.

Mr Prabhath is a Chartered Engineer by his profession, holds BSc(Eng.) Honours degree from University of Peradeniya specialising in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He is a Fellow member of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) and holds Master of Business Administration degree from Anglia Ruskin University of UK.