Olaf Swantee
Olaf Swantee (born 31 January 1966) is a Dutch businessman, and the Chief Executive of EE Limited (formerly Everything Everywhere), a British telecommunications company.
Early life
He is the second son of a legal professional.
He went to school in Hilversum in North Holland at the Nieuwe Lyceum Hilversum Gymnasium. He went to the University of Amsterdam to study Economics. Later he did an MBA at EAP (École des Affaires de Paris) in Paris, Berlin, and Oxford, which became ESCP Europe, in 1989. At Oxford he took up rowing.
Career
He started with Compaq, then moved to the Digital Equipment Corporation, which was bought by Compaq in 1998. HP bought Compaq in 2002.
Orange
He joined Orange in 2007.
Everything Everywhere
He became Chief Executive of EE on 1 September 2011.[1] EE has a main office in Paddington.[2] EE has around 580 stores, and is known for its cinema adverts with Kevin Bacon. In January 2015 it was announced that BT would buy EE for £12.5bn.[3] Everything Everywhere had been formed on 1 July 2010. On 4 January 2016 EE announced that Swantee would be standing down as CEO after the acquisition by BT was completed.[4]
Personal life
He has a Swedish wife. His son, Gustav, and two daughters were born in Switzerland (Zurich), so have Swiss passports. He lives in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
See also
- Marc Bolland, Dutch chief executive of M&S since 2010
- Dame Patricia Hodgson, Chairman since 2014 of Ofcom
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| Preceded by Tom Alexander |
Chief Executive of Everything Everywhere September 2011 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Marc Allera |
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