KPN names new strategy chief

Dutch telco KPN has named Wouter Stammeijer as executive vice-president of strategy.

Wouter Stammeijer

Stammeijer, 37, who is currently head of investor relations for KPN, replaces Jan Wildeboer, 65. He will take up his post on June 1.

Stammeijer worked in the telecom sector team for ING Wholesale Banking before joining KPN in 2010.

Reinout Van Ierschot, currently senior investor relations officer, will take over responsibility for day-to-day management of the investor relations team.

In its most recently quarterly results, KPN reported a 4.8% increase in its IPTV base to 2.127 million and a19% decline in its base of Digitenne digital-terrestrial and analogue TV customers, taking that total to 248,000.