Vivek Sood on Monday took charge as the chief executive officer of Grameenphone.
Sood, an Indian national, replaced former CEO Tore Johnsen after the GP board of directors approved the appointment on December 19.
He is the first non-Norwegian CEO of the GP where the Norwegian operator Telenor holds 55.08 per cent of GP shares.
Sood has earlier served as the executive vice-president and chief financial officer at Indian mobile operator Uninor, where Telenor also holds 67.25 per cent shares.
Sood has also served in senior positions for 22 years in Indian companies like Tata AIG Life Insurance, Hutchison Telecom, Tupperware India and Hindustan Lever Limited (Unilever).
-With New Age input
