It has stormed around the Telenor after DN 7. December revealing that the chairman of the board Gunn Wærsted in the fall expressed that Sigve Brekke should go as ceo of Telenor.
because of the disturbances there was very great excitement associated with a long-planned board meeting this week. After sitting together for two days, sent Telenor a message Tuesday evening that a total control still has the confidence to Break.
“After the opinion of the board is to Break the right to lead Telenor’s efforts to implement the new strategy. The Media has in the later time referred to cases from Sigve break off time as head of Telenor in Asia. These cases were previously reviewed by the board of directors”, named in the message from Telenor.
Wednesday morning was the chairman of the board Wærsted and ceo Brekke side by side during a press conference at the Telenor headquarters at Fornebu.
- Sigve Brekke took over 17. august 2015 as president and ceo of Telenor. Four months later, Gunn Wærsted elected chairman of the company.
- Telenor have under the break off leadership received negative attention in a variety of cases. After the hiring of the Break there was a discussion about the skewed percentage distribution in Telenor’s leadership.
- 19. november of last year revealed Capital that the Breakout has adorned on your cv its by falsely stating that he had a bachelor’s degree from the university College in Telemark, something Break later admitted.
- Much of the noise in Telenor has been linked to the subsidiary Vimpelcoms korrupsjonsutbetalinger in Uzbekistan in 2006 to 2011, which among other things led to a stortingshøring earlier in the year.
- In november notified the Competition authority that it will impose Telenor a fee of 906 million for abuse of dominant position in the Norwegian mobile market.
- 7. December could DN revealing that the chairman of the board Wærsted in the fall expressed that the Break should go as ceo.
- After a two-day board meeting announced the Telenor board of directors 13. December that a unanimous board of directors has the confidence to Sigve Brekke.
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Wærsted took the first word.
I feel with all employees in Telenor as a time you feel that there is great turmoil and negative attention surrounding the company. It is an unfortunate situation, ” says Wærsted.
– unfortunately We have had leaks, it seems we seriously, ” she says.
Wærsted says that the board has been collected in two days for the treatment of strategy and styreevaluering.
Given the situation, the board has also treated individuals bring to work and dealing with this. We have therefore found it necessary to come out with information. The board maintains its confidence to the ceo Sigve Brekke, said Wærsted.
– Anchored in the board of directors
– There has been a disagreement in the board of directors related to the ceo Brekke. This discussion has been going on for some time, but as you have heard, is the board now gathered in the assessment of the that he continues as ceo, continued Wærsted.
She says the disagreement is not tied to a single case.
– Discussion with Sigve about his position has been rooted in the board of directors, says Wærsted.
It has been challenging matters relating to the code of conduct and compliance with these. We operate in more demanding markets and must be prepared to deal with these issues, ” says chief executive Sigve Brekke, who took the word after Wærsted.
Reject personkonflikt
Brekke says he has had an open dialogue with the board on difficult issues.
” I’m glad that the board of directors say they have confidence in the way I have dealt with the cases on. I totally agree with what Gunn says that there never has been a problem with cooperation. There has never been a personal conflict, there is disagreement in the cases, ” says Brekke.
This is not a situation that is about Sigve or me, but about what is best for the company.
Gunn Wærsted, chairman of the board in Telenor
Wærstad agreed.
indeed, This has not been personkjemi or personkonflikter. I think those who have observed us on the trips see that it is not a question about this, there is discussion on the issues, said Wærsted.
– This is not a situation that is about Sigve or me, but about what is best for the company.
– Have you considered quitting this autumn?
It is clear I would not have been credible if I said that the thought has not occurred to me, said Wærsted.
DN asked Wærsted at the press conference about what kind of mandate she had when she in the fall went to Him and asked him to withdraw.
– I will not say more than that it was anchored in the board of directors to have the conversation with Him, ” says Wærsted.
Critical of the leaks
Chairman of the board Wærsted got any questions about the matters that led to her in the autumn not had the confidence to Break.
I don’t find it appropriate to enter into dialogue about what we’ve talked about in our conversations, said Wærsted.
It now is decided is in the best interests of the company.
Gunn Wærsted, chairman of the board in Telenor
She says she is not surprised that the media have a great deal of interest around Telenor.
– As a principle, I believe that no one in the board to comment on the discussions we have had in the board of directors or the things we do in the board that is confidential. That there is leaks I see at as very demanding and very serious.
Brekke said that the leaks “is something we should not have in a company like Telenor”. According to Wærsted, the company has now sharpened awareness when it comes to those who receive confidential information.
the Ceo was asked to comment on the Telenor share has fallen after the news broke Tuesday night that the board maintains its confidence to the Break.
– As the principle comments we are not on the development in the share price. It is important for us to focus on what is our strategy, black Break.
– What is now decided is best for the company. I have full respect for that the other may have other opinions, but it was a unanimous board that was behind the review, said Wærsted.
Broke guidelines in Bangladesh
In 2013, was Sigve Brekke head of Telenor’s operations in Asia and chairman of the board of the subsidiary, grameen phone in Bangladesh. At this time, he got the notification that it was unacceptable sponsorship in Bangladesh.
- DN could Monday night to tell them that Telenor’s subsidiary in Bangladesh, grameen phone, has sponsored spesialpoliti and military in the country.
- Telenor owns 55,8 per cent of grameen phone, which is the Bangladesh’s largest mobile phone company. The second largest owner is Grameen Bank, nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus is behind.
- Objectionable sponsorship of the government of Bangladesh was first revealed in 2013, and attempted to be cleared up.
- In 2013, was Sigve Brekke, Asia head of Telenor and chairman of the board of grameen phone. Vivek Sood was the grameen phone-manager.
- A new review in may 2016 uncovered on the new sponsorship by public authorities.
- the Group’s internal audit process concluded in may with 11 of the 250 sponsorship deals in grameen phone was in violation Telenor’s internal rules.
- Telenor admitted on Monday that the case should have been followed closer. “Telenor is not satisfied that the measures taken following the audit in 2013 not prevented new cases of unacceptable sponsorater” it was in a message from the company.
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the internal audit department revealed in year 11 sponsorater that they believe may be in violation of company policy. These sponsoratene to the police and defence in Bangladesh amounted to a total of 6.2 million.
As DN printer Wednesday morning, selected, Break, after having received the notice in 2013 not to take this information further to the daværendekonsernsjef Jon Fredrik Baksaas.
at the press conference On Wednesday asked the DN Break about what he thought about his handling of the case relating to their sponsorship in Bangladesh.
I mean I have dealt with this in an adequate way, ” says Brekke.
– do you Take the criticism that the sorting out in Bangladesh were not successful?
here we could done in a better way, we could have done more. We could be followed up in a better way, such as in the work at vimpelcom case. We acknowledge that we have operations in demanding markets. We look at whether we can have bevisstgjøringsprosesser among our employees that is even better than today, ” says Brekke.
What is very important is the preventive work, ” says Wærsted.
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