Staffan Göjeryd to lead Telia Carrier

“I’m happy that Staffan will take on the role to lead Telia Carrier going forward”, says Anders Olsson COO, Telia Company. “With Staffan’s long experience within Telia Carrier and understanding of the opportunities and challenges for the carrier business, I’m confident that we will have a smooth handover. Staffan has played a big part in the success of Telia Carrier over the past years and will continue the focus on customer excellence”.

Staffan has had a long career in Telia Company. He started in 1995 and has held various management positions both in Sweden and abroad at Telia Carrier and the former Broadband Services, most recently as COO Telia Carrier.

“I am thrilled to get this opportunity”, says Staffan Göjeryd. “Telia Carrier plays an important part in the Internet ecosystem enabling mission critical applications. We have a great team and I am convinced our customer focus will take Telia Carrier to the next level”.

Staffan succeeds Brendan Ives who after 3 years as CEO, and more than 14 years within Telia Carrier, was recently appointed Head of a new unit tasked with accelerating Telia Company’s journey to become a new generation telco. Immediate focus areas include IoT, eHealth, Cloud and managing Telia Company’s investment portfolio.

Media Enquiries: Rickard Bäcklin, VP Marketing & Communications, Telia Carrier, +46-72-2368327, rickard.backlin@teliacompany.com

SOURCE: Telia Company