Norway's Telenor appoints new CEO
Telenor logo and stock graph are seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norwegian telecoms company Telenor on Thursday said it had appointed Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer as its new chief executive, starting Dec. 1 when its current CEO, Sigve Brekke retires.
Fasmer, who is currently CEO of SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, will be the first woman to head Telenor.
"Telenor's financial targets stand firm, and there are no plans for any strategy shifts," the company said in a statement.
(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)