DNA Plc: Change in the Executive Team
April 16 2024 - 3:00AM
DNA Plc: Change in the Executive Team
DNA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 APRIL 2024 10:00 am (EEST)
DNA Plc’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and member of the
Executive Team, Ville Virtanen (eMBA, B. Eng.),
will leave his position and his seat in DNA's Executive Team on 30
April 2024 to join DNA’s parent company Telenor, the Norwegian
telecommunications group. In his new role, he will serve as SVP
Nordic Technology Transformation of Telenor Nordics, which is
Telenor's umbrella organization in Nordics region.
The search for a new CTO for DNA will start immediately.
Mr. Virtanen has more than 20 years of experience at DNA. Before
taking the role of CTO in autumn 2021, he was heading the Core and
IP Networks unit.
"Over the past years, Ville's extensive knowledge of various
network technologies has been the key to DNA's development of its
technical capabilities, for example transition to the era of
high-speed 5G in its mobile networks. At the heart of Ville's
actions has always been the question of which technical solutions
enable the best customer experience. It is great that Ville's
Finnish expertise can now be benefit more widely in the Nordic
region," says Jussi Tolvanen, CEO of DNA.
"I am extremely grateful for these years as DNA's CTO and for my
decades of service at DNA. The constant, rapid evolution has been
mutual. The company's overall straightforward approach can be seen
in the way, how quickly the results of the work are put into
practice. My warmest thanks go to the entire technical organisation
for our years together so far. Our cooperation will certainly
continue in the future," says Mr. Virtanen.
More information:DNA Corporate Communications,
tel. +358 44 044 8000, communications@dna.fi
DNA is one of the leading telecommunications
companies in Finland. Our purpose is to connect you to what matters
most. We offer connections, services and devices for homes and
workplaces, contributing to the digitalisation of society. Already
for years, DNA customers have been among the world leaders in
mobile data usage. DNA has about 3.7 million subscriptions in its
fixed and mobile communications networks. The company has been
awarded numerous times as an excellent employer and family-friendly
workplace. In 2023, our total revenue was EUR 1,067 million and we
employ about 1,700 people around Finland. DNA is a part of Telenor
Group, a leading telecommunications company across the Nordics.
More information: www.dna.fi, X @DNA_fi, Facebook @DNA.fi and
LinkedIn @DNA-Oyj.