Nokia's former head of business development corporate Olivier Cognet joins Belgacom as the firm moves to increase its focus on seed deals and partnerships.

Olivier Cognet has joined Belgium-based telecoms company Belgacom in a newly created role as director of seeds and partnerships.

Belgacom’s Cognet joins Belgacom after previously heading business development corporate at Finland-based mobile phones company Nokia, worked as an operating principal at US-based private equity firm Clayton Dubilier and Rice, as well as working in the European corporate business development team at US-based technology company Cisco Systems.

Cognet joined Belgacom at the beginning of this month and he reports…