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GlobalConnect appoints Uffe Tomasson as new Group Chief Operating Officer
Nordic digital infrastructure and connectivity provider GlobalConnect appoints Uffe Tomasson as its new Group COO (Chief Operating Officer). Tomasson comes from a position as Chief Network Officer at German connectivity provider Deutsche Glasfaser and will assume his new position on April 1, 2023.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Uffe to the team. With his vast international experience and strategic mindset, he has all the right characteristics needed to support GlobalConnect on the journey we are on. I’m positive that Uffe’s efforts will contribute to our continuous efficiency improvements across our pan-Nordic organization, by securing operations and process management, so that we can keep improving our customer experience while growing our business,” says Per Morten Torvildsen, Executive Vice President, NetCo.
Before joining Deutsche Glasfaser, Tomasson was VP, Head of Delivery at TDC, where he held several leading positions between 2016 and 2021. He also brings more than a decade of experience from various international leading positions within Nokia Networks and Nokia Siemens Networks.
“GlobalConnect stands for me as a great opportunity to bring critical infrastructure to support the businesses, people and government institutions in our area. Providing great customer service while supporting the digitalization in our markets are matters that I find interesting and I am looking forward to starting that journey with a challenger approach,” says new Group COO, Uffe Tomasson.
Uffe Tomasson holds a Master of Science from the Technical University of Denmark and lives in Copenhagen with his family. He will be a part of the Executive Leadership Team and report to Executive Vice President, NetCo, Per Morten Torvildsen.
Uffe Tomasson is the successor of Martin Nielsen, who decided to leave GlobalConnect to take on new challenges outside the organization.
About GlobalConnect
GlobalConnect is one of the leading digital infrastructure and data communication providers in the Nordic region, driving more than half of all data traffic in and out of the Nordics. GlobalConnect delivers fiber-based broadband services to more than 800,000 private consumers and end-to-end connectivity solutions to 30,000 B2B customers via its 155,000 kilometer fiber network across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Finland. GlobalConnect employs approximately 2,000 people and had a turnover of EUR 673.1 million in 2022.
