Jan Edvard Thygesen
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer @ Veon
Jan Edvard Thygesen is a startup investor at Veon. Jan Edvard Thygesen joined VimpelCom on January 1, 2012 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.Mr. Thygesen has been a member of VimpelCom board of directors since June 2008 Mr. Thygesen has served as an executive vice president of Telenor since 1999. Since January 2006, he has served as executive vice president and Head ofTelenor’s Central and Eastern European operations. Since joining Telenor in 1970, Mr. Thygesen has held various positions, including chief executive officer of Sonofon, chief executive officer of Telenor Nordic Mobile, executive vice president of Telenor Mobil AS, chief executive officer of Telenor Invest AS, executive vice president of Telenor Bedrift AS and chief executive officer of Telenor Networks AS. He also served as chief executive officer of Esat Digifone, Ireland. He is presently serving as chairman of the boards of directors of Telenor Montenegro, Telenor d.o.o. in Serbia and Digi, Malaysia. In addition he is a director of the board of Uninor, India. Mr. Thygesen holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering and telecommunications from the Norwegian Institute of Technology. Mr. Thygesen is a Norwegian citizen.
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About Veon
Veon is an international communications and technology company, headquartered in Amsterdam, and driven by a vision to unlock new opportunities for customers as they navigate the digital world. Present in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, Veon provides more than 200 million customers with voice, fixed broadband, data and digital services.Veon’s heritage as a pioneer in technology is the driving force behind a major transformation focused on bringing the digital world to each and every customer. Veon offers services to customers in 14 markets including Russia, Italy, Algeria, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Laos, and Zimbabwe.
Veon Contacts
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Jan Edvard Thygesen
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
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Jo Lunder
CEO
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Alexander Torbakhov
Chief Executive Officer of Beeline Russia
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Augie K Fabela II
Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus
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Ernest Ntanda
Group Ethics and Compliance Counsel
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