Sigve Brekke
| Sigve Brekke | |
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| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | EVP and Head of Asian operations, Telenor Group, interim CEO at dtac |
Sigve Brekke (born 1959) is a Norwegian business leader and a former politician for the Labour Party.
Telenor career
He is a member of the Executive Management team of the Telenor Group, one of the world's largest mobile operators and the largest telecommunications company in the Nordic region. Sigve Brekke is responsible for Telenor's operations in Asia.
Sigve Brekke joined Telenor in 1999 as manager business development and later managing director of its Singapore office. He worked as co-chief executive officer of Thai mobile operator dtac (part of the Telenor Group) from 2002 to 2005, and chief executive officer in Dtac from 2005-2008. He has also worked as managing director of Uninor from 2010 to 2013. From September 2014, Sigve Brekke assumed the role of interim CEO at dtac while retaining his regional position at Telenor Group.
Politics and education
Prior to joining Telenor, Sigve Brekke was a politician. He was the secretary-general of the Workers' Youth League from 1989 to 1992.[1] In March 1993 he was appointed as a political adviser in the Ministry of Defence, being a part of Brundtland's Third Cabinet. In November 1993 he was promoted to State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, where he served until 1996.[2]
He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He has also been an associate research fellow at the same school.
References
- ↑ Alstadheim, Kjetil B. (6 January 1998). "Vitnestrøm fra Utøya til Tinghuset". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 6.
- ↑ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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| Preceded by Ståle Dokken |
Secretary-general of the Workers' Youth League 1989–1992 |
Succeeded by Rita Ottervik |