Date Posted: August 18, 2008
Cable & Wireless Caribbean, which recently announced a major
transformation programme in direct response to customer
demands and to meet the new challenges in the regional
telecommunications market, has made seven key management
appointments.
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| Donald Austin |
Donald Austin, who is in charge of the Barbados
operations, becomes Executive Vice President, Corporate
Affairs and Regulatory and also assumes the role of Vice
Chairman of Cable & Wireless Caribbean.
“Interaction with governments, regulatory agencies and the
unions is critical to ensuring that Cable & Wireless lives
up to the expectations of the national communities it
serves,” says Austin who managed operations in St. Lucia and
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, before returning to his home
to lead the Barbados business unit.
Austin’s appointment as an Executive Vice President is one
of seven such positions created under the transformation
programme that sees a full restructuring of the management
team.
Dominican national Ian Blanchard has become Executive
Vice President, Trans
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| Ian Blanchard |
formation.
Blanchard is the former Chief Executive for Grenada and his
native Dominica and has worked with Cable and Wireless
International in the US and the Middle East.
“What we are embarking on is the creation of a whole new
company based on international best practices and providing
new and challenging opportunities for growth of our staff
and most importantly improved customer service,” says
Blanchard on the eve of his appointment.
Two members of the original regional leadership team have
also been confirmed in their new roles.
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| Lawrence
McNaughton |
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| Marsha Lewis |
Jamaican national Lawrence McNaughton retains the
role of Executive Vice President, Carrier Services and
International Facilities while Marsha Lewis continues
as Executive Vice President, Human Resources.
McNaughton has nearly three decades experience in Cable &
Wireless and has been a member of the Board of directors of
the St Kitts & Nevis business since 2004. He was appointed
Chairman in March 2008.
Lewis has led the assessment of the manpower requirements
for the company. She has been confirmed as Vice President
Human Resources for the new pan-Caribbean business.
Lewis has gained considerable experience in the human
resources management field and has worked in similar
transformation programmes in the region.
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| Jesus Luzardo |
The job of Executive Vice President, Enterprise Sales has
gone to Jesus Luzardo who brings extensive
international experience to the new position.
Over the past 20 years Luzardo has been working in Europe,
the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean.
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| Mariano Doble |
Also joining the new management team is Mariano Doble
as the new Executive Vice President, Commercial.
Doble’s main responsibility will be to lead the effort to
ensure that Cable & Wireless is a truly customer-driven
organisation.
He has some 20 years experience in sales, marketing and
management in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto
Rico.
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| Tom Hatfield
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The other major appointment is that of Tom Hatfield
as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business
Development.
His main mission will be leading the drive in content
strategy with responsibility for merger and acquisitions.
Hatfield has been with Cable & Wireless since 2005 and
completed assignments in Honduras, Bermuda, Africa, Malta,
Channel Islands and the Caribbean.
These appointments reflect the placement in key positions of
experienced managers who have demonstrated high levels of
competence based on extensive exposure around the world.
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