Ben Verwaayen

Ben Verwaayen
Verwaayen in 2009
Born	(1952-02-11) 11 February 1952 (age 72) Driebergen, Province of Utrecht
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Driebergen school
Alma mater	Utrecht University
Occupation	CEO
Employers	ITT Corporation (1975-1988) PTT Telecom (1988-1997) Lucent Technologies (1997-2003) BT Group (2003-2008) Alcatel-Lucent (2008-2013)
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse	Helena
Children	2
Awards	Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (Netherlands) Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE (United Kingdom) Legion of Honour - Knight (France)

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.