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Bas Burger

Bas Burger

Chief Executive Officer, BT International

Akamai Technologies

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Experience34+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

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.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Akamai TechnologiesCurrent
    Jul 2025–Present· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Jul 2025–Present
  • BT GroupCurrent
    Jun 2008–Present· 18 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer, InternationalCurrent
      Apr 2025–Present
    • CEO BT Business
      2023–Apr 2025
    • Chief Executive Officer, Global Services
      Jun 2017–2023
    • President BT in the Americas, BT Global
      Apr 2013–Jun 2017
    • President EMEA & Latin America, BT Global
      Oct 2012–Apr 2013
    • President of Global Commerce, BT Global
      2011–Apr 2013
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Jun 2008–2011
  • KPN
    2007–Jun 2008· 1 yr 5 mos
    • Executive Vice President
      2007–Jun 2008
  • KPN
    Dec 2001–Oct 2006· 4 yrs 10 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer, KPN EnterCom Solutions BV
      Dec 2001–Oct 2006
  • Fifth Generation Systems
    1992–1993· 1 yr
    • Manager, Fifth Generation Systems (Acquired by Symantec)
      1992–1993

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)

Global Strategic Management

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

University of Bradford

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Bas Burger
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Skills & Expertise

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Change ManagementProduct ManagementIT Service ManagementManagementTelecommunicationsMobile DevicesSalesSolution SellingManagement ConsultingCloud ComputingStrategyOutsourcingBusiness StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Managed ServicesBusiness DevelopmentITILUnified Communications