Helmut Duhs

Chief Executive Officer at A1 Belarus

Helmut Duhs has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry. Helmut served as the CEO at A1 Belarus, a telecommunications and content services provider, from 2007 to the present. Helmut is also a member of the A1 Group Leadership Team. Prior to this, they were the CEO, member of the Group Executive Board, and Group Finance Board at Mobilkom Austria Group Services GmbH from 2004 to 2007.

Helmut Duhs completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International General Management at Universität für Weiterbildung Krems from 2000 to 2002. Helmut also obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Vienna between 1990 and 1993. Additionally, Helmut attended the College for communication engineering in Klagenfurt from 1986 to 1990, where they specialized in Communication engineering. In terms of executive education, they participated in programs at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, INSEAD, and Columbia University in 2003, although the specific degrees or fields of study for these programs were not provided.

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Minsk, Belarus

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A1 Belarus

A1 began operations in Belarus in 1999. Since November 2007, A1 is part of A1 Telekom Austria Group (A1 Group), one of the most successful telecom holdings in Central and Eastern Europe. Until August 2019, the company conducted operations under the brand name velcom. Over the 20 years since its inception, the company has evolved into the largest private telecommunications, ICT and content services provider in Belarus: - 4.9 million mobile subscribers; - 400,000 fixed network users; - VOKA video service; - proprietary data center and solar power station. The main investment focus of A1 is the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment of the world’s leading manufacturers alongside cutting-edge technologies, as well as the creation of a reliable network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in downtown Minsk, in one of the most advanced business centers in Belarus with the best possible conditions for convenient efficient work. A1 employs about of 3,000 people. In 2013, the company was for the first time assigned the A.hr high employer attractiveness rating. In addition to stable salaries and a bonus system, employees benefit from advanced knowledge and technologies in mobile communications, IT and telecoms. We have established clear criteria for career growth: 99% of vacancies are filled as a result of internal competition, and any employee can apply. As a socially responsible business A1 is always ready to make a difference for society. The list of A1 priorities as a socially responsible business includes assistance to children and support for national self-identification.


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1,001-5,000

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