Date of change | 29/09/2010 |
Type of change | Appointment |
Designation | Non-Executive Director |
Directorate | Non Independent & Non Executive |
Name | Mr Jan Edvard Thygesen |
Age | 59 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Qualifications | Master in Science in Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications from the Norwegian Institute of Technology |
Working experience and occupation | Mr Thygesen is the Executive Vice President in Telenor ASA and Head of Operations in Central and Eastern Europe. He has served as Executive Vice President of Telenor ASA since 1999. Since January 2006, he has served as Head of Telenor's Central and Eastern European operations. Since joining Telenor in 1970, Mr Thygesen has held various positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Sonofon, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Telenor Nordic Mobile, Executive Vice President of Telenor Mobil AS, President of Telenor Invest AS, Executive Vice President of Telenor Bedrift AS and President of Telenor Nett AS. He has also served as President of Esat Digifone, Ireland. He is presently serving as Chairman of the Board in Telenor Hungary, Telenor Montenegro, Kyivstar in Ukraine, and in Telenor Serbia, in addition to being a Board member of VimpelCom Ltd. (Amsterdam), Uninor (India) and various other Boards in Telenor Group. |
Directorship of public companies (if any) | None |
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | None |
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | None |
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | None |
Remarks : |
Mr Jan Edvard Thygesen is appointed as a Director in place of Mr Eirik Boerve Monsen who resigned on 29 September 2010. Simultaneously, he is also appointed as an Alternate Director to Mr Sigve Brekke to replace Mr Hakon Bruaset Kjol who resigned as Alternate Director to Mr Sigve Brekke on 29 September 2010. |
Company Name | DIGI.COM BERHAD |
Stock Name | DIGI |
Date Announced | 29 Sept 2010 |
Category | Change in Boardroom |
Reference No | CC-100921-51057 |