Norway's Telenor appoints new CEO (updated)

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23/05/2024 06:13

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       COPENHAGEN, May 23 (Reuters) - Norwegian telecoms
company Telenor  TEL.OL  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
 SRBNK.OL , 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)
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