Ben Verwaayen Biography

Ben Verwaayen is CEO of Alcatel-Lucent. Previously, Ben was appointed to the Board of Directors of BT on January 14, 2002 and became Chief Executive on February 1, 2002. He left BT Group in 2008 as Chairman of the Board’s Operating Committee. Before joining BT Group, he was at Lucent Technologies holding various positions since 1997. He left Lucent as Vice Chairman of the Management Board. Prior to joining Lucent, Ben worked for KPN in the Netherlands for nine years as President and Managing Director of its subsidiary PTT Telecom. From 1975 to 1988, he worked at ITT in Europe.

He has been made an Officer of the Orange Order-Nassau and an Honorary Knight of the British Empire (KBE). He has also received the Chevalier de la Légion d 'Honneur medal. Ben is a Dutch national and graduated with a Master's degree in law and international politics from the State University of Utrecht, Holland.

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