UAE operator Du has appointed industry veteran Johan Dennelind as chief executive, replacing Osman Sultan after almost fourteen years at the helm of the company. He joins from Telia, where he is currently group chief executive. Dennelind will take charge of the telecom operator in early 2020.
The appointment follows a rigorous international search to find a candidate who could steer the company through the changing nature of the telecommunications industry, Du said.
Dennelind brings 25 years of experience in the telecommunication and internet industry. Early on in his career, Dennelind held roles for Telia in the Nordics, Brazil and Sri Lanka, among others, after which he was appointed as the deputy CEO of Telenor in his native Sweden.
He later took roles as CFO and CEO of Digi in Malaysia, which was also part of the Telenor Group. He also oversaw Vodafone and Vodacom's seven businesses in continental Africa.
