Meet the Boundary Breakers

Customer success stories that go above and beyond

If time has taught us anything, success comes from listening to your customer and never from comfort zones. Motivated by passion and ignited by purpose, meet the people who have challenged the status quo, embraced risk, and beat the odds to transform their business and improve the lives of their people. Meet the boundary breakers.

 
The digital trailblazer at e&

Even though he qualified as an engineer, Hatem Dowidar realized early in his career that he loved the commercial side of business more than the technical aspect. Closely observing the business leaders around him, he was inspired by how they tackled challenges that presented themselves every day. Dowidar relishes a challenge, and his keen ability to assess and adapt quickly to the challenges faced by the telecoms industry over the past few years have become invaluable when blazing the trail as e&'s Group CEO.

Yago Lopez

The 5G project pioneer at TPG Telecom

How Yago Lopez is pioneering 5G innovation across Australia despite a complex merger, technological challenges and a pandemic.

Patrick Delcoigne-Proximus

The visionary innovator at Proximus

How Patrick Delcoigne is driving sustainable broadband at Proximus to create a positive impact and enrich peoples’ lives.

Rodrigo Abreu-Oi Brazil

The turnaround king at Oi Brazil

How Rodrigo Abreu broke boundaries to transform Oi Brazil – and redefined what a telecoms firm can be.

Sami Komulainen- Elisa

The game changer at Elisa

How Sami Komulainen challenged established thinking and brought new automation standards to Elisa’s network.

Break your own boundaries

When you are a CEO, it becomes more about what are the things that you are going to be remembered by? You want to be remembered for the good things you do for the company. The things you do for stakeholders, for the staff, for shareholders and overall, for the ecosystem.
Hatem Dowidar
Group CEO, e&
You have to really understand how the customer perceives the quality of your services – only then can you find ways to do things better.
Sami Komulainen
Executive Vice President of Production, Eliza
You cannot do anything without the support of your team. Engage them. Be clear and be concise – anything you can do to have a motivated team that understands exactly what you’re doing.
Rodrigo Abreu
CEO, Oi Brazil
The first and most important partnership is with each of our employees. We train our teams to be sustainable by design, in everything we do.
Patrick Delcoigne
Director Network Engineering & Operations, Proximus
Keep working with your partners. Use their expertise to find gaps in the market and use technology to fill those gaps.
Yago Lopez
General Manager, Wireless & Transmission Networks, TPG Telecom

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