Ben Verwaayen

Ben Verwaayen
Ben Verwaayen
	Verwaayen in 2009
Born	11 February 1952; Driebergen, Province of Utrecht
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. He was Chief Executive Officer of the telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent from 2008 to 2013.