Telenor Shuffles Management in Pakistan, Malaysia and Thailand

Telenor Pakistan has named Mr. Jon Eddy Abdullah as the company's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will succeed Mr. Tore Johnsen - who is moving to elenor's Thai operation DTAC - from the middle of next month. Jon Eddy Abdullah has more than 15 years of experience, most recently as Chief Operating Officer in Maxis Telecommunications in Malaysia and Chief Technology Officer in DiGi.

"We are very pleased to appoint Jon as Telenor Pakistan's new Chief Executive Officer. Besides his extensive experience, the Board of Directors appreciates his knowledge of the Telenor Group from his earlier assignment in DiGi. We are confident that Jon has the best qualifications for further developing an already successful company," said Arve Johansen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telenor Pakistan.

Mr. Tore Johnsen, who has been CEO of Telenor Pakistan since the inception in 2004, is appointed new CEO of Telenor's Thai operation DTAC, which currently has 16.7 million subscribers.

Telenor Pakistan is the fastest growing mobile operator in the country, growing from zero to 18 million subscribers since March 2005, making the company the second largest operator. Telenor Pakistan is 100 per cent owned by Telenor.

Posted to the site on 15th July 2008