# Christophe Van de Weyer

> Christophe Van de Weyer is the Belgian chief executive of Vonage and head of Ericsson’s Global Communications Platform business area. His career spans Bain & Company, enterprise operations at Proximus, leadership of Telesign and Vonage’s API business. His public commentary focuses on digital trust, AI and developing teams.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Vonage; Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform at Ericsson
- **Organizations:** Vonage, Ericsson, Telesign, Proximus Group, Bain & Company
- **Nationality:** Belgian
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Stanford Executive Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Appointed to Ericsson’s executive team in 2026., Credited by Börje Ekholm in July 2026 with helping return Vonage’s API business unit to growth.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2020** — Spent nearly two decades at Bain & Company, including nine years as a partner.
- **2020-07** — Joined Proximus as COO of its Enterprise Business Unit.
- **2021** — Added responsibility as Managing Director of Proximus IT affiliates across the Benelux.
- **2023-09-15** — Became CEO of Telesign.
- **2025-04-29** — Appointed President and Head of Business Unit API at Vonage.
- **2026-08-15** — Became CEO of Vonage, head of Ericsson’s Global Communications Platform business area and an Ericsson executive team member.

## Achievements

- Appointed to Ericsson’s executive team in 2026.
- Credited by Börje Ekholm in July 2026 with helping return Vonage’s API business unit to growth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Assumed the Vonage CEO and Ericsson Global Communications Platform leadership roles on August 15.
- **2026-07** — Ericsson announced his promotion on July 21.
- **2026-03** — Listed as a speaker for MWC Barcelona’s March 3 session on scams and trust.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vonage.com/about-us/management-team/christophe-van-de-weyer/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophevandeweyer

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Last updated: 2026-10-22