Sigve Brekke (born 15 December 1959) is the former President and

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Group. In January 2025, Thai conglomerate CP Group announced Brekke's appointment to oversee its telecommunications and digital businesses.

Telenor career

Sigve Brekke was a member of the Executive Management team of

Group from 2008 to 2024. He succeeded

Jon Fredrik Baksaas Jon Fredrik Baksaas (born 1954) was the Chairman of the GSMA until 2016, and CEO of Telenor until August 2015. He now serves as a special adviser to the telecommunications company's Group Executive Management team. Among the longest-serving top ...

as President and CEO in August 2015 and served in this role until stepping down in December 2024. 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 to 2008. From 2008 to 2015, Sigve Brekke was responsible for Telenor's operations in Asia. Consistent with his hands-on leadership style, Brekke engaged directly in operations when required. He served as Managing Director of Uninor, Telenor's Indian business unit, from 2010 to 2013, and as interim CEO at dtac from September 2014 to March 2015.

Political career

Prior to joining Telenor, Sigve Brekke was a politician. He was the secretary-general of the Workers' Youth League from 1989 to 1992. In March 1993 he was appointed as a political adviser in the

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, 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.

Education

He holds a Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) - a one-year program - from the

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. He has also been an associate research fellow at the same school.

References

Telenor Group Executive Management (on telenor.com)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brekke, Sigve 1959 births Living people Harvard Kennedy School alumni Norwegian expatriates in the United States Norwegian state secretaries Labour Party (Norway) politicians Telenor