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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, August 28, 2006 - Following the resignation of two former top executives, Digicel has announced the appointment of Kevin White as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Eastern Caribbean and as new CEO of Digicel Trinidad & Tobago.
Former Digicel Trinidad & Tobago CEO Stephen Brewer resigned last week as well as Consumer Sales and Retail Director, Yvonne Burke. Both have been retained as consultants to support the strategic development of Digicel Trinidad & Tobago.
Digicel launched services in Trinidad & Tobago in April and today, Digicel Group CEO, Mr. Colm Delves paid tribute to Mr. Brewer for his significant contribution in successfully launching and leading Digicel to become a major force in mobile telecommunications in Trinidad & Tobago.
"Stephen has made a major contribution to Digicel's phenomenal success to date in Trinidad & Tobago and we wish him every success in his future business career," said Colm Delves, Digicel Group CEO.
Kevin White joined Digicel in January 2002 and has been instrumental in propelling Digicel's growth in the Eastern Caribbean. He successfully grew Digicel to become a market leader in St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada and Barbados. In 2005, he assumed responsibility for the rollout and development of the business into Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla and Dominica.
Digicel CEO Mr. Colm Delves added, "We are confident that Kevin will lead Digicel to become the number one provider of choice in Trinidad & Tobago. He not only has the proven track record, but he holds invaluable expertise that is necessary to continue our vision of offering high value cutting-edge telecommunications services to consumers and businesses throughout Trinidad & Tobago."
Mr White has more than 15 years experience working in Senior Commercial Management roles in the telecommunications industry in the UK and Ireland for companies such as Worldcom, Mercury Communications and Esat Telecom.
To date, Digicel has invested US$ 304 million (TT$1.9 billion) into the Trinidad & Tobago economy by building a state-of-the-art infrastructure to deliver best value and best quality services to the people of Trinidad & Tobago. The company has also created high levels of employment with 400 persons directly employed and another 3,000 in related activities.
In June 2006, Digicel recorded a milestone subscriber base of 2.6 million following successful launches in new markets such as Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti. Mobile customers across the region have embraced Digicel's innovative mobile technology and accessible telecommunications services.
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