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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 Government 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, making certain 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 right this moment. Neil is an trade veteran having been 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 essential a part of Freedom Fibre’s technique.
Neil, reflecting on the transition, stated, “After practically 30 years within the telecoms sector it’s time I stepped down from the entrance line. I wish 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 fascinating 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 success.
It’s time to let another person take the reins. I sit up for proceed working in a decreased capability with the good crew at Freedom Fibre as the corporate enters its subsequent part of progress.”
With over 25 years of trade expertise incoming CEO Nathan has held varied 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 concentrate on key worth drivers and skill to ship sustainable progress.
Most lately in his profession, following Neighborhood Fibre’s acquisition of Field Broadband, Nathan was appointed CEO of Field Broadband with a mandate to guide the corporate’s enterprise transformation, rising buyer penetration, operational effectivity, and in the end the mixing into Neighborhood Fibre, accomplished efficiently earlier this yr.
Nathan said,
“I’m honored to be becoming a member of Freedom Fibre at such an essential stage of its journey. It is a vital time within the trade and for the continued growth of this essential UK infrastructure and Neil’s imaginative and prescient has laid a powerful basis. I sit up for working with the crew to drive continued progress, construct on the achievements thus far, and improve the worth we ship to our clients.”
Nathan’s appointment highlights Freedom Fibre’s dedication to long-term success, customer-centric innovation, and operational excellence. His management will concentrate on rising the enterprise as the corporate embarks on its subsequent part of growth, together with accelerating commercialization of Freedom Fibre’s community by leveraging the corporate’s present wholesale partnership with TalkTalk and driving direct gross sales by 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.
