Jørgen Friis
Deputy Director-General European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

Jørgen Friis was elected as Deputy Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) by the ETSI General Assembly on 6 April 2001.
He is jointly responsible for general management of the ETSI Secretariat based in Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE and is an ex-officio member of the ETSI Board.
Previously Vice President of the Network Division of Tele Danmark, Mr. Friis was responsible for access network strategy, norms and policies, systems, planning, design, registration and documentation.
Prior to joining Tele Denmark, he was Manager of the Network Section in Jutland Telephone Company, responsible for deployment of fibre cables in the trunked network and for the development of a quality system under the ISO 9000 concept.
Mr. Friis (49), has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Engineering College of Aarhus (Denmark), has received a diploma in Organisation at Aarhus Business School, and a diploma in leadership and change from the Institute of Danish Engineers. He followed Tele Denmark executive leadership MBA program at INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau, France. Mr. Friis is a Danish citizen and a member of the Danish Society of Engineers.