\tTelia’s board identified TDC chief Allison Kirkby (pictured) as its preferred replacement for Johan Dennelind, who stood down [1] as CEO of the Swedish operator last month, Svenska Dagbladet reported.<\/p>\n
The Swedish daily noted if Telia successfully woos Kirkby it could create something of a dream team if the company follows through on a demand by the nation\u2019s government to replace chair Marie Ehrling with Lars-Johan Jarnheimer.<\/p>\n
Sweden’s government is Telia\u2019s major shareholder, with a 38.4 per cent stake. It called for the change [2] this week shortly after the operator reported a 16 per cent annual decline in profit [3] during Q3, with businessman Jarnheimer identified as the preferred replacement by the company\u2019s nomination committee.<\/p>\n
Svenska Dagbladet highlighted Jarnheimer\u2019s near ten-year term as CEO of Tele2 (ending in 2008) as a factor in the board\u2019s move for Kirkby: she left the same role in 2018 [4] to take up her current position at the helm of Danish operator TDC, meaning the pair hold a similar background which could ultimately be beneficial to Telia’s future strategy.<\/p>\n
While it noted Telia had declined to comment, the newspaper added a final decision on the move is imminent.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/telia-cfo-takes-temporary-charge-as-dennelind-departs-early\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/sweden-pushes-to-replace-telia-chair\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/telia-hails-progress-in-full-year-goals-despite-profit-drop\/
\n[4] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/tele2-ceo-to-move-to-tdc\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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