Christian Barrou Thrane

Christian Barrou Thrane serves as the Managing Director of Marketing at BT's Consumer Division, overseeing BT, EE, and Plusnet since May 2020. Previously, Christian held significant roles at Telenor Sweden, including Chief Marketing Officer and Head of the Consumer Division from April 2016 to April 2020, and served as Chairman of the Board for Valyou, a fintech service under Telenor Group. Christian's experience in the telecommunications sector also includes positions as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at DiGi Telecommunications, and various leadership roles at Telenor DK. Early career experience involved strategy consulting at IBM Business Consulting Services and analyst roles in governmental and academic settings. Christian's educational background includes an MSc. in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and fellowships from prestigious institutions such as INSEAD and London Business School.