Cathal Kennedy appointed Acting CTO
Telenor announces that Cathal Kennedy is appointed Acting Group CTO. He will continue to drive forward Telenor's vision for being an AI First and Cloud First Telco going forward.
Kennedy is a senior technology leader at Telenor Group, having joined the company in 2014. Currently serving as SVP Cloud and AI within the Telenor Group CTO office, Kennedy has a robust technology background, including a tenure as Chief IT Architect for Telenor Group. Cathal Kennedy has played pivotal roles, overseeing IT across Nordic and European Operations and spearheading significant global transformation initiatives within Telenor.
Amol Phadke has stepped down from his role as Group CTO for personal reasons. Phadke is grateful for the opportunity he had to serve Telenor as well as the opportunity to work with Telenor's leadership team. Phadke is thankful to the incoming CEO Benedicte for her guidance and advice during the CEO transition period. We would also like to thank Phadke for his significant contributions to Telenor in driving forward the Group Technology agenda around Cloud, AI, IT and open networks during his tenure.