KPN recently announced the appointment KPN-veteran Joost Farwerck as the new CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of KPN and Chris Figee as the new CFO of the Company. This will enable KPN to deliver on the 2019-2021 strategy, says the Company.
Farwerck, currently interim Chairman of the Board of Management, has been a member of the Board of Management since 2013 and is currently COO, a role he has fulfilled since 2014. Farwerck can assume the role of Chairman and CEO as part of his current board membership, the Supervisory Board intends to appoint him for a new four-year term as of 1 December 2019 to further ensure longer-term continuity in the Board of Management.
Chris Figee, currently CFO at ASR Netherlands, succeeds Jan Kees de Jager who, after more than five years as CFO of KPN, is stepping down from his role and leaving KPN to continue his entrepreneurial career. de Jager will remain member of the Board until 1 March 2020 and will be available for the company thereafter in an advisory role to ensure a smooth transition.
Duco Sickinghe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Joost knows the company inside out and the environment the company is operating in. With Joost as CEO, the Supervisory Board is convinced that we will make good progress on the further development and execution of KPN’s strategy.
Joost Farwerck, CEO of KPN
It is with pleasure that I assume the role of CEO of this great company which focuses on offering high speed connections to consumers, businesses and Dutch society. KPN is a company with a realistic strategy in place to perform in the competitive Dutch market.
