{"id":10113,"date":"2025-01-14T10:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T10:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/?post_type=gsma_theme_people&#038;p=10113"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:15:34","slug":"benedicte-fasmer","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_people","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/gsma_people\/benedicte-fasmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedicte Fasmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer is the President and CEO of Telenor Group, a position she has held since December 2024. Telenor is a leading telecommunications company with a strong presence across the Nordics and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to joining Telenor, Benedicte served as CEO of Norwegian bank SpareBank1 SR-Bank (now SpareBank1 S\u00f8r-Norge post a recent merger). 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