(Telecompaper) TeliaSonera appointed Anders Olsson as COO and head of Global Services & Operations in TeliaSonera and member of the TeliaSonera Group Executive Management team. Olsson has a long career at Tele2, most recently as EVP Strategic Projects. He joined Tele2 in 1997 and he has held a number of positions within the company. As announced in October 2015, TeliaSonera has combined Group Technology and Group Commercial into a Global Services & Operations (GSO) unit which is operational since 1 January 2016. In related news, Tele2 said there will be no replacement for the position as EVP Strategic Projects.