Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas Elected Chairman of GSMA
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Fornebu, Norway - 28 October 2013) The GSMA has elected Telenor President and
CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas to serve as GSMA Chairman for the remainder of the
current Board term through December 2014. The GSMA represents nearly 800 of the
world's mobile operators. Baksaas replaces Franco Bernabé.
As GSMA Chairman Jon Fredrik Baksaas will be overseeing the strategic direction
of the organization, which in addition to nearly 800 of the world's mobile
operators also represent 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem,
including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and
Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as
financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. The GSMA also
produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia
Expo.
"I look forward to working closely with the rest of the Board, the GSMA team and
our entire membership to advance important industry issues. It is truly
inspiring to work in an industry that has such a profound and increasing impact
on the people and societies we serve. Connecting even more of the world's
population to the mobile Internet is a top priority, and to address this, the
GSMA will continue to focus on the future evolution of our networks, the
adoption of secure and interoperable new services and advocate for the needs of
our industry to governments and regulators," said Baksaas.
"We are at a critical juncture in the development of the mobile communications
industry, as we see an ever-increasing number of people, devices and things
becoming connected by mobile," said Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA. "I am
looking forward to working with Jon Fredrik and the entire GSMA Board to develop
global and regional programmes that will drive future growth and investment in
mobile services, and deliver the social and economic benefits that mobile can
provide to men and women around the world."
Jon Fredrik Baksaas (59) is a Norwegian citizen and has worked in the telecom
industry for 25 years. He has been President and CEO of Telenor Group since June
2002. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 12 markets in the Nordic region,
Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia with more than 150 million mobile
subscriptions in its consolidated operations. Telenor also holds an economic
stake of 33 per cent in VimpelCom Ltd. operating in 17 markets. Baksaas is
currently a board member of VimpelCom Ltd, Svenska Handelsbanken AB, GSMA and
the Advisory Council of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Mr. Baksaas holds a Master of
Science degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business
Administration and has additional qualifications from IMD in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
For more information about GSMA, please visit the GSMA corporate website at
www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: (at)GSMA.
A photo of Mr. Baksaas may be downloaded here:
http://www.telenor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/jon-fredrik-baksaas-large-
new.jpg
Contact:
Dag Melgaard, Communication Manager, Telenor Group, tel: (+47) 901 92 000
E-mail: dag.melgard(at)telenor.com
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