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Freedom Fibre, a number one UK various fibre community supplier, is happy to announce the appointment of Nathan Vautier as its new Chief Govt Officer
New CEO Nathan Vautier
Nathan succeeds founder Neil McArthur, who will transition right into a strategic position whereas persevering with to serve on the corporate’s board, guaranteeing his ongoing involvement in Freedom Fibre’s progress and imaginative and prescient.
Because the founder and CEO of the enterprise, Neil McArthur has been instrumental in securing the long-term wholesale contracts with nationwide ISP TalkTalk, and rising Freedom Fibre to the place it’s at present. Neil is an trade veteran having been just lately Elected as Honorary Fellow on the Royal Academy of Engineering for his contribution to the sector. His management, trade know-how and experience has been, and can stay, a crucial a part of Freedom Fibre’s technique.
Neil, reflecting on the transition, mentioned, “After practically 30 years within the telecoms sector it’s time I stepped down from the entrance line. I need to welcome Nathan Vautier to Freedom Fibre and want him each success driving the corporate ahead.
My transfer into telecoms began with deregulation in 1996 at Opal Telecom, which teamed up with Carphone Warehouse to kind TalkTalk. I’ve had a splendid profession at a very attention-grabbing time within the trade’s historical past, and the chance to arrange Freedom Fibre was too thrilling to withstand. Being concerned initially of deregulation and broadband, and now with the ability to step down as fibre reaches nicely over 50% of the UK has been my luck.
It’s time to let another person take the reins. I look ahead to proceed working in a lowered capability with the good group at Freedom Fibre as the corporate enters its subsequent part of progress.”
With over 25 years of trade expertise incoming CEO Nathan has held numerous senior management roles within the telecoms sector, beginning in infrastructure with Ericsson, then Sony Ericsson, EE, and Brightstar Company earlier than shifting into PE backed companies. He’s acknowledged for his relentless give attention to key worth drivers and skill to ship sustainable progress.
Most just lately in his profession, following Neighborhood Fibre’s acquisition of Field Broadband, Nathan was appointed CEO of Field Broadband with a mandate to steer the corporate’s enterprise transformation, growing buyer penetration, operational effectivity, and in the end the combination into Neighborhood Fibre, accomplished efficiently earlier this 12 months.
Nathan said,
“I’m honored to be becoming a member of Freedom Fibre at such an vital stage of its journey. It is a vital time within the trade and for the continued growth of this crucial UK infrastructure and Neil’s imaginative and prescient has laid a powerful basis. I look ahead to working with the group to drive continued progress, construct on the achievements thus far, and improve the worth we ship to our prospects.”
Nathan’s appointment highlights Freedom Fibre’s dedication to long-term success, customer-centric innovation, and operational excellence. His management will give attention to rising the enterprise as the corporate embarks on its subsequent part of enlargement, together with accelerating commercialization of Freedom Fibre’s community by leveraging the corporate’s current wholesale partnership with TalkTalk and driving direct gross sales by means of its personal ISP, LilaConnect.
Backed by infrastructure traders InfraBridge (a division of DigitalBridge), Equitix and nationwide ISP TalkTalk, Freedom Fibre is well-positioned for future progress following its latest merger with VX Fiber’s UK operations.
