Bas Burger

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom25 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Led digital transformation for over 5,500 multinational organizations.
Extensive experience in B2B telecommunications and network services.
Proven track record in managing large-scale business operations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Executive with expertise in B2B network services and digital transformation.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)SalesOutsourcingTelecommunicationsChange ManagementManaged ServicesIT Service ManagementSolution SellingStrategyITILManagementMobile DevicesBusiness StrategyUnified CommunicationsCloud Computing

About

Bas is Chief Executive Officer of BT International at BT Group, a leading provider of B2B secure multi cloud and AI ready network services to multinational corporations, government and public sector organizations worldwide. Bas has been an executive at BT in a variety of roles around the world since 2008. Throughout his career and under his leadership in Europe, Latin America and the United States, Bas has overseen the digitization and innovation of the world’s most valuable and complex organizations.

Experience

Akamai technologies

Member Board of Directors

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Bt group

7 roles

Chief Executive Officer, International

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

CEO BT Business

Jan 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Chief Executive Officer, Global Services

Jun 2017 – Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 7 mos

Driving and servicing over 5,500 multinational organizations through their digital transformation on a global scale
Leading our positioning and growth strategy for our portfolio of networking, IT, hybrid cloud, cyber security and professional managed services

President BT in the Americas, BT Global

Promoted

Apr 2013 – Jun 2017 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Led BT’s entire Americas business in the United States, Canada and Latin America; targeting America’s Multi-National companies as a key market in BT’s global strategy.
74% of customer base in the Fortune 500 including, P&G, Exxon Mobil, Unilever, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Novartis, Montreal Exchange, DHL International and most of financial institutions.
Integrated various acquisitions, including in the Conferencing space.

President EMEA & Latin America, BT Global

Oct 2012 – Apr 2013 · 6 mos

Oversaw BT’s Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America region.
Led the company's addition of new services into fiber network, security and flexible working.

President of Global Commerce, BT Global

Jan 2011 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Oversaw BT’s Global Commerce sector in all 4 global regions. Including all customers in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Logistics industry.
Led BT's launch of vertical propositions specific to these industries.

Chief Executive Officer

Jun 2008 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Led BT’s business in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg focusing on network-based ICT services to business customers.
Improved operations, performance, and customer service with 1,900 employees.
As CEO, annual revenues reached $911 million.

Kpn entercom

2 roles

Executive Vice President

Promoted

Jan 2007 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos

Led a full service global IT consultancy and solutions firm servicing Fortune 500 companies including ING, McDonald’s, Philips, Toshiba and Mazda.

Chief Executive Officer, KPN EnterCom Solutions BV

Dec 2001 – Oct 2006 · 4 yrs 10 mos

CEO of a subsidiary of KPN, the largest telecom and IT service provider in the Netherlands.
Led a large restructuring program, integrating and stream lining most enterprise activity within KPN.