Ben Verwaayen

Ben Verwaayen has been CEO of a number of companies, including Alcatel-Lucent SA and BT plc. He held the position of Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Lucent Technologies Inc, was President of KPN Telecom and a Non-Executive Director of Bharti Airtel. He has also been Chairman of a number of companies and industry bodies including the CBI Energy and Climate Change Board in the UK. Ben currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of OFCOM, Akamai Technologies Inc and Akzo Nobel NV. He is a Founding Partner at venture capital company, Keen Venture Partners LLP. Ben graduated from the University of Utrecht with a Master's degree in law and international politics.