Jon Fredrik Baksaas
 Jon Fredrik Baksaas    (businessman) | |
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| Born | 21. November 1954 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, International Institute for Management Development |
Resigned as CEO of Telenor after corruption exposed. Bilderberg/2009
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Jon Fredrik Baksaas is a Norwegian business executive who was president and CEO of Telenor from 2002 to 2015. He attended the 2009 Bilderberg meeting.
Baksaas resigned from Telenor after it became known that he had acted as one of the primary actors in a bribery and corruption scandal at VimpelCom (where he was a director), in connection with the purchase of wireless licenses in Uzbekistan.[1][2][3]
Education
Baksaas was educated at the Norwegian School of Economics and the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne. After completing his education as a business economist (1979), he joined the industrial and offshore division of international accredited registrar DNV, where he held several management functions until 1985. In the period 1985-1988 he held senior positions in Stolt Nielsen Seaway AS, and in 1988-1989 he was CFO of Aker AS. He joined the former state telecom monopoly Telenor in 1989 (name change to Telenor in 1994). Baksaas held several management positions in the group, including CFO, before becoming CEO in 2002 after Tormod Hermansen.[4][5]
Under the leadership of Baksaas, Telenor expanded abroad today a global telecommunications company with operations in 12 countries. The company is primarily seeking a majority position in mobile companies with a focus on Europe and Asia. Baksaas was the lead architect behind the introduction of Telenor in India, by acquiring the majority position in the company Unitech Wireless. During Baksaas' seven years as CEO, Telenor went from NOK 49 billion to NOK 98 billion in revenue, and from - NOK 320 million to + NOK 13.3 billion in profit.[6] The company primarily sought majority ownership in mobile companies focusing on Europe and Asia, and made this possible by selling ownership positions in Germany, Greece and Ireland. In a period of fierce licensing battles over 3G frequencies in Europe, Telenor under Hermansen and Baksaas' leadership chose to focus on the mobile markets in Eastern Europe and Asia instead. Baksaas was a principal architect behind Telenor's introduction in India, through the acquisition of the majority position in the company Unitech Wireless.
Baksaas resigned from Telenor after it became known that he had acted as one of the primary actors in a bribery and corruption scandal at VimpelCom (where he was a director), in connection with the purchase of wireless licenses in Uzbekistan.[7]
Since retiring from Telenor, Baksaas is Chairman of the Board at Statnett SA (electricity transmission systems operator in Norway); Chairman of the Board at DNV (global classification society); Board Member at Ericsson; and Board Member at Svenska Handelsbanken.[8]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2012 | 25 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | Switzerland | 2113 guests in Davos |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
References
- ↑ Baksaas resigns from all Telenor boards
- ↑ https://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/11/09/telenors-ex-ceo-loses-job-bonus/
- ↑ https://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/11/09/telenors-ex-ceo-loses-job-bonus/
- ↑ https://www.telenor.com/media/newsroom/archive/jon-fredrik-baksaas-the-new-ceo-of-telenor/
- ↑ https://klassekampen.no/artikkel/2005-04-08/ap-mister-grepet
- ↑ Joramo, Arne: Telenorge, et tidsbilde 1990-2015. Oslo, 2010, side 77.
- ↑ Baksaas resigns from all Telenor boards
- ↑ https://pratexo.com/member/jon-fredrik-baksaas/
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