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Klara Jagosova interviews Jurgen Arts about his journey from tennis to becoming a global CFO and his insights on the future of telecom.

Want a front-row seat to how a global CFO blends tennis-honed grit with people-first leadership to rethink telecom’s future? In this episode, Klara Jagosova sits down with Jurgen Arts, Vice President & CFO for Market Area Europe & Latin America at Ericsson, who brings nearly three decades of experience leading M&A, finance transformation, and cross-regional teams. We trace Jurgen’s path from an introverted Dutch tennis kid to a global leader known for transparency, curiosity, and ...

People in this episode

Host: Klara Jagosova

Guest: Jurgen Arts

Topics covered

• telecom
• leadership
• adaptability
• AI
• finance transformation
• sports

Keywords

• CFO
• telecom networks
• leadership
• AI
• finance
• M&A
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ericsson

Places: Europe, Latin America

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