Jon Fredrik Baksaas

Background

Baksaas, Jon Fredrik was born in 1954 in Skien, Norway.

Education

Master of Science, Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration, Bergen. Graduate, International Institute Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Career

Various finance related positions Det Norske Veritas, Norway, Japan, 1979—1985. Chief Financial Officer Stolt-Nielsen Seaway, Oslo, 1985—1988, Aker AS, 1988—1989. Various positions including finance director and executive vice president, Chief Executive Officer TBK Aktieselskab (subsidiary) Telenor ASA, Norway, 1989—1994, group Chief Financial Officer, 1994—1997, executive vice president, 1997—2000, deputy Chief Executive Officer, 1997—2002, senior executive vice president, 2001—2002, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2002.

Managing director Telenor Bedrift AS, 1997—1998. Board directors Svenska Handelsbanken AB, since 2003. Past board directors Aker Solutions ASA.

Council member Det Norske Veritas ASA. Alternate director Information Technology Fornebu AS.

Achievements

• Jon Fredrik Baksaas has been listed as a noteworthy telecommunications industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.