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Katja Ruud
Sr Director Analyst
24 years at Gartner, 28 years' experience
Location: Sweden | Language(s): Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish
Roles and Responsibilities
Katja Ruud is a Sr. Director Analyst in the Infrastructure and Communications Services team in the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management group. Her personal research agenda focuses on the full aspects of provisioning or procuring mobile, WAN and fixed voice services offering support on, e.g., vendor selection and evaluation, RFP negotiation, pricing, and terms and conditions.
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Ruud was a Market Analyst at Cable & Wireless (now Vodafone), where she covered the competing service providers and their capabilities with specific voice services' responsibility. At Sakura Bank, her responsibility entailed company and industry analysis related to corporate credit facilities and IPOs.
Professional Background
- Cable & Wireless, Market Analyst Manager, 1 year
- Sakura Bank, Industry Analyst Manager, 3 years
Education
- B.S., Honors, Industrial Economics, Warwick University
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