Telenor Pak gets new CEO

STAFF REPORT ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan’s Board of Directors has appointed Christian Albech as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Christian will succeed Jon Eddy Abdullah from March 1st 2011, says a press release issued here last week.

“The new CEO’s extensive management experience and ability to drive innovation and deliver results will be a great benefit for the company. We are confident that Christian has the right qualifications to further develop an already successful company,” said Hilde Tonne, Chairman of the Board of Telenor Pakistan, and Deputy Head Telenor Group Asia Region.

Christian Albech has vast experience of working in various key executive positions in the communication and media industry. He comes from the position as CEO of Telenor Broadcast, where he has been responsible for Telenor Group’s portfolio of broadcast operations – Canal Digital, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, Norkring and Conax. At the end of third quarter 2010, these operations represented 9 percent of Telenor Group’s total revenues.

In his career, Christian Albech has been central in establishing and developing the Nordic pay-TV market. As CEO of CTV, he was responsible for rolling out some of Norway’s first cable TV networks.

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