Olaf Swantee
Encyclopedia
Olaf Swantee is the CEO of telecommunications firm, Everything Everywhere
.
as a Product Manager at Compaq
and Digital Equipment Corporation
. His official role was Marketing Director of the European PC division. After a re-location to Boston
, he rejoined Compaq
/DEC
and was a key player in facilitating the successful merger; his position was re-structured as Director for Sales and Marketing.
After Hewlett-Packard
gained control through acquisition of Compaq
in 2002, Swantee quickly rose through the management ranks; settling as Senior Vice President of Hewlett-Packard
; dealing with business-to-business software sales in the EMEA
.
Swantee joined France Télécom
in 2007.
Swantee progressed to his current role as CEO at Everything Everywhere
from his role as Executive Vice President of European Activities and Sourcing for France Télécom
. He came into post on the 1 September 2011 after replacing previous CEO, Tom Alexander. He is reported to have entered the post under "sudden" circumstances; after the abrupt leaving of Alexander.
Everything Everywhere
Everything Everywhere Limited is a mobile network operator and internet service provider company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest mobile network operator in the UK, with around 28 million customers...
.
Early life
Swantee is a graduate of Economics and received his European MBA from Europenne des Affaires in Paris in 1989.Career
Swantee started his technology career in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
as a Product Manager at Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
and Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s...
. His official role was Marketing Director of the European PC division. After a re-location to Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, he rejoined Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
/DEC
Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s...
and was a key player in facilitating the successful merger; his position was re-structured as Director for Sales and Marketing.
After Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
gained control through acquisition of Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
in 2002, Swantee quickly rose through the management ranks; settling as Senior Vice President of Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
; dealing with business-to-business software sales in the EMEA
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes...
.
Swantee joined France Télécom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
in 2007.
Swantee progressed to his current role as CEO at Everything Everywhere
Everything Everywhere
Everything Everywhere Limited is a mobile network operator and internet service provider company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest mobile network operator in the UK, with around 28 million customers...
from his role as Executive Vice President of European Activities and Sourcing for France Télécom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
. He came into post on the 1 September 2011 after replacing previous CEO, Tom Alexander. He is reported to have entered the post under "sudden" circumstances; after the abrupt leaving of Alexander.