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'''Jon Fredrik Baksaas''' (born 1954) is the [[CEO]] of [[Telenor]].<ref>http://www.telenor.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/group-executive-management/</ref>
'''Jon Fredrik Baksaas''' (born 1954) is the [[CEO]] of [[Telenor]].<ref>http://www.telenor.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/group-executive-management/</ref>


Baksaas has been president and CEO of Telenor since June 2002, prior to which he served as Telenor’s deputy CEO, CFO and executive vice president. He joined Telenor in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr Jon Fredrik Baksaas
By education, he received a ''[[siviløkonom]]'' degree from the [[Norwegian School of Economics]] and has additional academic management training from [[International Institute for Management Development|IMD]]'s Programme for Executive Development (PED).
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==Career==
He joined what is now Telenor in 1989 and was appointed CEO in April 2002 after serving as deputy CEO since 2001.
Before Telenor, Baksaas served as CFO in both [[Aker ASA]], [[Stolt-Nielsen Seaway]] and also [[Det Norske Veritas]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr Jon Fredrik Baksaas
|url=http://www.itu.int/tlc/WORLD2013/forum/entries/participant.39982.html|publisher=ITU|date=DATE|accessdate=20 December 2013}}</ref>


He is the chairman of GSMA, and a is also a member of the board of Svenska Handelsbanken, VimpelCom and the Advisory Council of Det Norske Veritas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas elected chairman of GSMA|url=http://www.voicendata.com/voice-data/news/199358/telenor-ceo-jon-fredrik-baksaas-elected-chairman-gsma|publisher=Voice and Data|date=28 October 2013|accessdate=20 December 2013}}</ref>
Before joining Telenor he worked in [[Aker ASA]], [[Stolt-Nielsen Seaway]] and [[Det Norske Veritas]]. He is also a member of the board of [[Svenska Handelsbanken]].


Baksaas received a Masters of Science degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and additional qualifications from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas elected chairman of GSMA|url=http://www.voicendata.com/voice-data/news/199358/telenor-ceo-jon-fredrik-baksaas-elected-chairman-gsma|publisher=Voice and Data|date=28 October 2013|accessdate=20 December 2013}}</ref>
==References==


==References==
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Revision as of 12:38, 20 December 2013

Jon Fredrik Baksaas at the World Economic Forum India Economic Summit in 2010

Jon Fredrik Baksaas (born 1954) is the CEO of Telenor.[1]

Baksaas has been president and CEO of Telenor since June 2002, prior to which he served as Telenor’s deputy CEO, CFO and executive vice president. He joined Telenor in 1989.[2]

Career

Before Telenor, Baksaas served as CFO in both Aker ASA, Stolt-Nielsen Seaway and also Det Norske Veritas.[3]

He is the chairman of GSMA, and a is also a member of the board of Svenska Handelsbanken, VimpelCom and the Advisory Council of Det Norske Veritas.[4]

Baksaas received a Masters of Science degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and additional qualifications from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.telenor.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/group-executive-management/
  2. ^ "Mr Jon Fredrik Baksaas". ITU. DATE. Retrieved 20 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Mr Jon Fredrik Baksaas". ITU. DATE. Retrieved 20 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas elected chairman of GSMA". Voice and Data. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas elected chairman of GSMA". Voice and Data. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

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