Christian Linhart

Chief Procurement Officer, Transformation, Technology & Digital Leader, Supply Chain Leader

Sweden

About

Christian has over 25 years of professional experience with focus on Telecom & High Tech, Automotive & Aerospace, Sourcing, Supply Chain and Strategy work across Europe, North America, MENA & SE Asia, and Russia & CIS. Christian received a number of Regional & Global Procurement Awards incl. CPO of the Year (shortlisted for APAC). He was also in several years a judge for the Global Procurement Leader Awards, top 10 global supply chain executive in the telecom industry and has a track record as regular speaker at leading Procurement Conferences and at Universities. He serves as the Group Chief Procurement Officer at Telia Group, responsible for Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain & Wholesale / Roaming functions.

Experience

  • Group Chief Procurement Officer at Telia
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Group Chief Procurement Officer responsible for Sourcing & Supply Chain and Wholesale across all Telia markets (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Baltics)

  • Supervisory Board Member, Sabbatical at
    Feb 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Ooredoo Group (8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Group Chief Procurement Officer
      Feb 2016 - Jan 2024 · 8 yrs

      Member of the Group Executive Management Committee shaping technology & transformation and business decisions of the company. Several years honoured to perform as Jury member for Global Procurement Leaders Award (London). Global top # 6 Procurement Executive in Telecom Industry (2023, Mobile Magazin)

    • Executive Director Group Procurement
      May 2015 - Feb 2016 · 10 mos

      Executive Director Group Procurement

  • Deputy CPO and Director of Procurement Strategy and Planning at MTS Group
    Sep 2010 - Apr 2015 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Deputy of Vice President (Board Member) for Procurement & Administration and Director for Procurement Strategy and Planning at MobileTeleSystems (MTS, largest European mobile operator in Russia, CIS and Central Eastern Europe)

  • Principal at A.T. Kearney
    Oct 1998 - Sep 2010 · 12 yrs

    Christian worked in A.T. Kearney on Operations / Sourcing, Supply Chain and Strategy projects in 3 continents in the Telecom & High Tech, Transportation, Automotive & Aerospace and Retail industry for industry and PE clients. Strategy & portfolio analysis / implementation & Transformation & operational improvement, Market analysis, due diligence. His last position in A.T. Kearney was Principal and member of the Extended Board of Directors Central Europe.