Tele2 CEO to leave the company

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Due to irreconcilable differences over leadership, CEO Harri Koponen will leave Tele2. CFO Lars Nilsson has been appointed by the board of directors as the interim CEO.

A maximum notice period of 18 months will be received by him during which he will be paid. The board will immediately begin the search for a successor CEO.

In August 2008, Koponen joined Tele2 as president and CEO and oversaw a period of increased focus on profitability.