Former Deutsche Telekom Board Member and current Non-Executive Director at Telstra Australia, Niek Jan van Damme, has joined the Board of Directors of ConnectiviTree Corp., having previously supported ConnectiviTree as a member of their Advisory Council.
Niek Jan will add additional telecom industry, enterprise market insight and guidance as ConnectiviTree follows its growth plans. He will also provide guidance and support to the executive team and will be instrumental in building the ConnectiviTree Global Alliance.
“I am honored to have been asked to join this intelligent initiative. Every day I notice the increasing demand in fast and secure global connectivity for large Enterprises. The intelligent service layer makes this solution stand out of the rest for me,” said Niek Jan van Damme.
ConnectiviTree CEO, Paul Cox, stated, “the expertise, quick action and large scope Niek Jan brings to ConnectiviTree is pivotal for us. He understands the market gap we are filling, and his knowledge base and global network will help fuel our general growth and expansion of our Global Alliance partner network.”
Niek Jan has more than 20 years direct telecommunications experience, with the first part of his career focusing on brand and category management in a range of businesses including fast moving consumer goods and retail. He joined Ben Nederland in 1999, later T-Mobile Netherlands, a challenger mobile brand, where he was Chairman of the Managing Board as of 2004. In 2009 he became a member of the Global Deutsche Telekom Board of Management, where in the role of CEO Germany he was responsible for fixed line and mobile communications in Germany with revenues of €20 billion and 75,000 employees.
At Deutsche Telekom he led the merger of mobile and fixed line business, laying the foundation for making Deutsche Telekom the leading operator in converged services. He also led a major network modernization program with the establishment of a new IP core and 4G network for Deutsche Telekom.
Niek Jan holds several other Board positions including, Non-executive Director on the Board of Directors at Telstra Corporation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at NGN Fiber Network (partially owned by Eurofiber); Chairman of Board at Infrafibre Germany GmbH; Board Advisor, at LotusFlare, Glow Financial Services Ltd and 5Skye.
The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management's view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Because of these risks and uncertainties and as a result of a variety of factors, the actual results, expectations, achievements or performance may differ materially from those anticipated and indicated by these forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to complete on its business plan. Any number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as well as future results. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that the expectations of any forward looking statements will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward looking statements or otherwise.
Niek Jan will add additional telecom industry, enterprise market insight and guidance as ConnectiviTree follows its growth plans. He will also provide guidance and support to the executive team and will be instrumental in building the ConnectiviTree Global Alliance.
“I am honored to have been asked to join this intelligent initiative. Every day I notice the increasing demand in fast and secure global connectivity for large Enterprises. The intelligent service layer makes this solution stand out of the rest for me,” said Niek Jan van Damme.
ConnectiviTree CEO, Paul Cox, stated, “the expertise, quick action and large scope Niek Jan brings to ConnectiviTree is pivotal for us. He understands the market gap we are filling, and his knowledge base and global network will help fuel our general growth and expansion of our Global Alliance partner network.”
Niek Jan has more than 20 years direct telecommunications experience, with the first part of his career focusing on brand and category management in a range of businesses including fast moving consumer goods and retail. He joined Ben Nederland in 1999, later T-Mobile Netherlands, a challenger mobile brand, where he was Chairman of the Managing Board as of 2004. In 2009 he became a member of the Global Deutsche Telekom Board of Management, where in the role of CEO Germany he was responsible for fixed line and mobile communications in Germany with revenues of €20 billion and 75,000 employees.
At Deutsche Telekom he led the merger of mobile and fixed line business, laying the foundation for making Deutsche Telekom the leading operator in converged services. He also led a major network modernization program with the establishment of a new IP core and 4G network for Deutsche Telekom.
Niek Jan holds several other Board positions including, Non-executive Director on the Board of Directors at Telstra Corporation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at NGN Fiber Network (partially owned by Eurofiber); Chairman of Board at Infrafibre Germany GmbH; Board Advisor, at LotusFlare, Glow Financial Services Ltd and 5Skye.
The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management's view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Because of these risks and uncertainties and as a result of a variety of factors, the actual results, expectations, achievements or performance may differ materially from those anticipated and indicated by these forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to complete on its business plan. Any number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as well as future results. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that the expectations of any forward looking statements will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward looking statements or otherwise.
