Johan Dennelind Explained

Johan Dennelind
Birth Name:Johan Eric Dennelind
Nationality:Swedish
Alma Mater:Örebro University
Occupation:Businessman
Former CEO, du
Term:September 2019-September 2020
Predecessor:Osman Sultan
Successor:Fahad Al Hassawi

Johan Eric Dennelind (born 1969) is a Swedish businessman, and a former CEO of du, a United Arab Emirates telecom company, from September 2019 to September 2020. He was previously president and CEO of Telia Company, the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland .

Early life

Dennelind was born in 1969.[1] He has a master's degree in Business Administration from the Örebro University, Sweden.[2]

Career

Dennelind started with Telia Company as a management trainee in 1990.[2]

He was the CEO of Teliasonera from 2013 to 2016.[2] [3] He was then president and CEO of Telia Company, the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland until 2019.[4]

In September 2019, he succeeded Osman Sultan as CEO of du, a United Arab Emirates telecom company, and departed the company a year later.[5]

Personal life

Dennelind is married, with children.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johan Eric Dennelind President and CEO, du . Executive Profile | TeliaSonera | Johan Eric Dennelind | Customer Intelligence . Boardroominsiders.com . 7 May 2017 .
  2. Web site: Stocks . Stocks . Bloomberg . 7 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Johan Dennelind appointed President and CEO of TeliaSonera | Kcell . Investors.kcell.kz . 7 May 2017 . 13 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913083707/http://www.investors.kcell.kz/en/article/show/2053?navipageId=1270 . dead .
  4. Web site: Johan Dennelind . Johan Dennelind, Telia Co AB: Profile & Biography . Bloomberg . 7 May 2017.
  5. News: Al Lawati . Abbas . Du appoints Johan Dennelind as new CEO . 16 September 2019 . Bloomberg LP . 15 September 2019.