Telecom NZ Announces New Management
Roles, Mobile Unit
WELLINGTON -- Telecom Corp. of New Zealand (NZT) Tuesday
announced a combination of management and structural changes which
include the setting up of a new unit MobileGroup to deal with issues
regarding mobile telephones.
Telecom Chief Executive Theresa Gattung said MobileGroup is being
separately established to ensure that the strong growth seen over the past
12 months in this business continues.
"The group will integrate mobile engineering and network development with
sales and marketing, and will also take responsibility for managing
Telecom's relationships with its mobile dealer chains," Gattung said in a
statement.
"I want to put a greater focus and accountability into this critical part of our
business and want to be able to more clearly demonstrate its performance.
I know we can drive growth through increased penetration and usage," she
added.
Gattung said a critical part of the mobile phone business moving forward
would be the transition of customers to the CDMA, or code division
multiple access digital technology, while at the same time delivering new
services.
Gattung announced several management changes including the appointment
of:
-Kevin Stratful as Group General Manager Sales and Service. He will join
Telecom early in the new year from his current position as managing
director of Freightways Express Ltd. (A.FWE), a New Zealand freight
distribution concern. Stratful in March resigned from New Zealand brewing
company Lion Nathan Ltd. (A.LIO) to pursue other business interests in
liquor retailing, before taking on the Freightways position.
-Mohan Jesudason as General Manager Mobile. He is currently General
Manager Business.
-Mark Ratcliffe as General Manager Voice and Data. He is currently
General Manager Product and Service Development.
-Karyn Devonshire as Chief Stategy and Information Officer. Her role will
expand to include leadership of development of Telecom's online systems.
-Graham Mitchell as General Manager Xtra, Telecom's internet service
provider, reporting directly to Gattung.
Jesudason, Mitchell and Ratcliffe will join Telecom's executive group.
Gattung said Stratful will bring a strong customer focus and proven
marketing and communications skills to Telecom.
"At the same time the inclusion of three managers in my senior team who
are directly accountable for our major growth areas - mobile, data and the
Internet - means we will have a strong collaborative focus on these key
business areas at the most senior levels going forward," she said.
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