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OFFICE: SPK: New Leadership Team Appointment at Spark New Zealand
MARKET RELEASE
18 February 2016
NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM APPOINTMENT AT SPARK NEW ZEALAND
Simon Moutter
Managing Director, Spark New Zealand
I am pleased to announce a leadership team addition and associated business
unit change at Spark New Zealand as we continue our strategic transformation
from a Telco to a Digital Services Provider.
Spark Connect currently comprises a wide range of functions that support our
customers in two broad areas: firstly, the data network and all the necessary
hardware and infrastructure to provide core connectivity and telco cloud
infrastructure; and secondly, the design, development and operation of best
practice digital platforms and associated products and services.
Increasingly, these two areas work at differing speeds and require differing
business practices, skills, operating models and indeed cultures. Therefore,
the time is right to split the current Spark Connect BU in two, one retaining
the name Spark Connect and responsible for our core connectivity, and the
other a Digital Platforms & Services BU whose role is to design, develop and
operate best-practice digital platforms and the core products and services
enabled by them. The overarching aim is to create a fast-moving Spark
Platforms BU that enables our three customer facing BUs (Spark HMB, Spark
Digital and Spark Ventures) to lead the market in a rapidly-evolving digital
world.
I am pleased to announce that Mark Beder will be appointed to lead the new
Spark Connect business unit from 1 July 2016 at which time he will join the
Spark Leadership Team as the Chief Operating Officer, Spark Connect,
reporting directly to me. Mark has been with Spark for some time in a number
of senior executive roles within the Spark Connect business unit. He will
continue to report to David Havercroft until 30 June 2016.
In addition to maintaining responsibility for the overarching Connect Unit
for the time being, David will be working with me on the formation and
development of the new Spark Platforms business.
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