Bernardus Johannes Maria "Ben" Verwaayen KBE (born 11 February 1952) is a Dutch businessman and a general partner of Keen Venture Partners.[1] He was Chief Executive Officer of the telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent from 2008 to 2013.
Early life
Verwaayen is the fifth of six children born to a family who owned a chemicals business in Driebergen.[2] At school, he organised the first student parliament, and after graduating from Utrecht University with a degree in law and international relations in 1975, wanted to be a journalist or politician.[2]
Career
On graduation, he decided to immediately undertake his