Humans of Telecom

Episode 58: Daniel Kurgan, CEO at Arelion

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"If I had the power, I’d make the day 48 hours long — just to dive deeper into my passions and build even stronger human connections!” Daniel Kurgan, CEO at Arelion, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Founder of Humans of Telecom.

In this engaging episode, Daniel reminisces his journey in telecom which spans over 25 years. Starting as an account manager and rising to top leadership role of CEO and Chairman, Daniel has an extremely inspiring story to share, which includes his days of overseeing the JV between Proximus Group, Swisscom and MTN leading to the formation of what we now know as BICS!

Though originally from Belgium, Daniel now calls the vibrant city of Stockholm as his 'new home' from where he steers the ship of Arelion with vision and passion! Daniel is a true epitome of work-life balance, which includes his deep love for sports, movies and reading French literature! A national-level competitive bridge player, Daniel also excelled in tennis, table tennis, and field hockey during his youth! Not only that, his love for skiing in the Alpines has led to over two cumulative years on the slopes... and Daniel is far from done!

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