Kjell-Morten Johnsen Appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor's European Operations
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Fornebu, Norway 11 May 2012) Kjell-Morten Johnsen was on Friday 11 May
appointed Executive Vice President (EVP) and member of the Telenor Group
Executive Management. Johnsen comes from the position of Managing Director of
Telenor Serbia and will take on the responsibility as Head of Telenor's European
operations.
Kjell-Morten Johnsen's areas of responsibility will cover a new regional
European unit within Telenor Group, including the Central European operations in
Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro as well as the operations in Sweden and Denmark.
Telenor Norway will remain a separate business unit headed by Berit Svendsen, a
member of the Group Executive Management. EVP Kristin Skogen Lund will
strengthen her focus on Telenor's innovation agenda through her position as Head
of Digital Services, including Broadcast.
Preparing for industrialisation
Telenor Group President and CEO, Jon Fredrik Baksaas said in a comment: "I am
pleased that Kjell-Morten Johnsen has accepted the new responsibilities offered
to him. He has delivered strong results as Head of Telenor Serbia and has broad
experience from previous key Telenor positions, notably as head of Telenor
Russia. A key challenge for Telenor going forward is to implement new
operational models and to industrialise the European operations. By forming the
new European regional unit we aim to reinforce these efforts".
Kjell-Morten Johnsen comments
"I am thrilled to be offered this opportunity, but also humble with regards to
the magnitude of the new responsibilities entrusted to me," said Kjell-Morten
Johnsen. "All our European operations are well positioned on their own merits,
but there will be a key priority to continue to pursue the great potential for
further cooperation across the region," said Mr. Johnsen, who will take up his
position with immediate effect.
Focus on Digital Services
EVP Kristin Skogen Lund has up till now headed both the Digital Services unit,
Broadcast and the Danish and Swedish operations. Because of the increased
importance of service development, Skogen Lund wanted to concentrate on the
development of Telenor's future in Digital Services. The success of Digital
Services is of vital importance for Telenor, and to be able to deliver on the
goals we are setting in areas like financial services, Internet services and
machine to machine solutions, Telenor needs a strong and focused leadership.
"We look forward to following the innovation and service development in the
Digital Services area, which will benefit the whole of the Telenor Group", said
Jon Fredrik Baksaas, CEO and President of the Telenor Group.
Bjørn Magnus Kopperud, the acting EVP and Head of the CEE region, will take on
new responsibilities within the Telenor Norway organisation.
Contact:
Dag Melgaard, Communication Manager, Telenor Group
Tel: +47 901 92 00, email: dag.melgaard(at)telenor.com
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