Kęstutis Šliužas has been appointed to become General Manager of TEO from the 1st of November
The Board of TEO LT, AB, the largest provider of integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services in Lithuania, has appointed Kęstutis Šliužas to become the Company’s General Manager. K.Šliužas, who is 41 years old, will lead TEO Group from 1 November 2013.
From January 2011 K.Šliužas was Managing Director of Tetra Pak Ukraine. He has made his career in Tetra Pak, a Swedish company, while working in Lithuania, Italy and Russia since 1996, where he was responsible for product development, marketing management, sales and leading other departments. Recently he has also been leading the Tetra Pak Sales and Marketing functions in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region.
He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Vilnius University. Later he studied at the Swiss business school IMD and London Business School. On the private side K.Šliužas is raising three children in the family.
"I am very proud today to present our new General Manager of TEO. In his previous positions K.Šliužas has shown abilities to be an excellent leader with the right customer focus that we need for the future in TEO. With his experience in doing business in an international environment he has the background we have been searching for. I am therefore very pleased that he has decided to return to work in Lithuania. He will lead a technologically and financially healthy company that is continuously an object of pride to its shareholders. I am sure that he is the right person to lead TEO that has, and will continue to have, goals to provide excellent customer experience", – Malin Frenning, Chairwoman of the Board of TEO, said.
"I am very pleased with the confidence given to me by the Board of TEO. It would be an exciting opportunity to become the manager of such company in any part of the world. But I am very glad to have an opportunity to use my experience in product development, marketing, sales and management in my home country. In this way I hope to contribute to the success of TEO and at the same time to gain new experience in a highly competitive Lithuanian telecommunications market", - K.Šliužas said.
Until February 2013, TEO was led by Arūnas Šikšta, who then decided to leave this position. The Company’s acting General Manager Giedrius Vegys will hold that position until 1 November 2013.
Antanas Bubnelis,
Director of Corporate Communication Unit,
tel. +370 5 236 75 37
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