GP appoints new CFO, CRO

Grameenphone has announced the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Otto Magne Risbakk and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Md. Arif Uddin. Otto Magne Risbakk and Md. Arif Uddin will be an integral part of Grameenphone's management team, says a press release.

Otto is a seasoned finance leader with more than 35 years of leadership experience, of which the last 16 years were within the telecommunication industry. He has recently held CFO positions in Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia and Telenor Denmark and also served many years as Head of Group M&A at the Telenor Group in Norway.

Md Arif Uddin is a highly experienced leader with over 16 years of extensive leadership experience. Having joined Grameenphone in 2002, he has held pivotal positions within our finance division and played integral roles in various local and international projects. His international exposure includes working at Telenor HQs in Oslo, Norway.

Congratulating the new CFO and CRO, Grameenphone's Chief Executive Officer, Yasir Azman said, "I am delighted to have Otto and Arif on board. Otto brings a wealth of global experience and expertise, having worked as a CFO in other Telenor business units, which will be a valuable asset for the entire GP Management Team."