Rick Kimsey has joined Cable & Wireless Caribbean as its new Chief Executive Officer for the Caribbean. Leonardo de Barros, current chief operating officer for the Caribbean, is to consolidate his activities into his roles as Chairman of Cable & Wireless Jamaica and Cable & Wireless Panama, and board member of TSTT, Trinidad and Tobago, in which Cable & Wireless holds a 49 per cent stake.
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‘The changes . . . are very positive steps toward achieving the regional organization that we been developing for some time,’ Harris Jones, executive director of international business for Cable & Wireless PLC, said in a press release.
‘Len and Rick are two men in whom I have immense confidence, and I look forward to working with them both long into the future in order to achieve our objectives in the Caribbean.’
Mr. Kimsey brings to C&W 18 years of experience in the wireless, cable and international telecommunications businesses. ‘Rick has a proven track record in operational and customer service excellence,’ stated Mr. Jones.
Said Mr. Kimsey, ‘I am looking forward to leading our Caribbean businesses to their next stage of development. Having reviewed Cable & Wireless’ businesses, seen its product portfolio, and met several of the great people at C&W, we have great promise. I am honoured to work with the team to tackle the challenges of our competitive marketplace.’
Mr. de Barros described the past 30 months of serving as COO for the region, in addition to his Board responsibilities, as ‘refreshing, rewarding, and enlightening.’ He said, ‘In working so closely with each of our Caribbean businesses I have gained a deeper understanding of our customers and our businesses. I’m committed to using these insights to ensure a successful roadmap for the future, through my Board member roles.’
During Mr. de Barros’ tenure as COO, Cable & Wireless progressed many of its businesses on their path to compete in liberalizing markets, launched the bMobile brand, stabilized mobile market share across the region, and brought innovative services such as Broadband, Voice over IP, and Blackberry to the region.
Mr. de Barros remarked that for him, other highlights of this time were the heroism shown by C&W employees in the face of Hurricane Ivan, the creation of a regional organization and the many community development projects undertaken with the launch of the C&W regional Foundation.
Said Jones, ‘I am grateful to Len for stepping in as COO at a crucial time, when we were preparing our markets for competition. I thank him for the integrity, leadership and performance improvements he has brought to our business to date, and I look forward to continuing our work together for years to come.’
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