Proximus Global comprises BICS, Telesign and Route Mobile – Arikan spent more than 26 years at Ericsson, including as COO of Vonage
Proximus Global, which combines of BICS, Telesign and Route Mobile, has appointed Seckin Arikan as its CEO, effective from 1 November. He will report to Stijn Bijnens, CEO of Proximus Group. Proximus Global was launched in January 2025 by Proximus Group to unit its three international brands.
Seckin Arikan is an ICT executive with more than 25 years’ experience in transformation in the global telecom and enterprise industry. As Chief Operating Officer of Vonage, Ericsson’s ill-fated $6.2 billion acquisition – he oversaw Strategy, M&A, Technology, AI and IT to drive operational efficiency and build value in Unified Communications-as-a-Service, Contact Centre-as-a-Service, Communications Platform-as-a-Service and network API offerings.
Other executive roles during his more than 26 years at Ericsson included Head of Customer Unit for T-Mobile US and Head of Global Customer unit for MTN.
Seckin holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University and has completed several executive management programmes at European colleges.
Commercial acumen
Stijn Bijnens, Proximus Group’s CEO, commented, “We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Seckin as the new CEO of Proximus Global. I’m convinced that his commercial acumen, vision and leadership will drive our company to new heights at this pivotal moment in Proximus Global’s journey. We are confident that under his guidance, Proximus Global will achieve its potential and excel in delivering exceptional value to our customers and stakeholders worldwide.
“I would also like to thank Mark Reid, Proximus Group CFO, who has led Proximus Global as CEO ad interim since April 17th. Mark’s drive and dedication in this transition period until the arrival of Seckin has been greatly appreciated.”
Bijnens himself was only appointed in June after the previous CEO of the group, Guillaume Boutin left to become CEO of Vodafone Investments & Strategy, with a seat on Vodafone Group’s executive committee.
