Tele2 has appointed Torkel Sigurd its new executive VP corporate affairs and member of its group leadership team. Sigurd has 20 years of experience within telecom and has been with Tele2 for 14 years. Most notably, he led Tele2's MA unit during the company's international consolidation the last few years. He also has experience from leading a number of commercial and product related functions. Sigurd will assume his new role on September 1 and will report to Kjell Johnsen, Tele2's president and CEO.