Stefan Zehle is the co-founder and CEO of Coleago. He has 29 years’ experience in telecoms consulting and as Director of a mobile operating company. He specialises in strategy and business planning, spectrum related issues such as spectrum policy, valuation and auctions, and telecoms regulatory topics.
He gained his experience working in developed markets in Europe, Canada and the US and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East.
Recent publications include the report “Estimating the mid-band spectrum needs in the 2025 – 2030 time frame”, for the GSMA (2021) and “The need for sub-1 GHz spectrum to deliver the vision of 5G”, for the GSMA (2022).
As Director of Strategy, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs, Stefan launched the 3rd mobile operator in Algeria. He developed the strategy, recruited other Directors and 200 staff, built the Sales and Marketing Department, and managed the brand creation. He challenged the regulatory status quo, transforming the interconnect landscape in Algeria by introducing best practice interconnect agreements. He filed regulatory complaints, winning million dollar cost savings.
Stefan is the co-author of “Guide to Business Planning”, published by “The Economist”, (“Outstanding Academic Title, 2009” awarded by Choice, the US academic reviewers. He holds an MBA (with distinction) awarded by the University of Westminster in 1991 and speaks French, English, and German.