Meta names board member Dina Powell McCormick as new president, vice-chair
GLOBAL 12 JAN

Meta names board member Dina Powell McCormick as new president, vice-chair

Meta is promoting board member Dina Powell McCormick to the role of president and vice-chair. Powell McCormick joined the board in April 2025 and counts extensive experience working in global finance and US politics. Her connections are expected to support Meta's plans to build a massive digital infrastructure of data centres and computing power to back the company's vision for the internet and AI.

Atende appoints Nokia manager as new VP
POLAND 12 JAN

Atende appoints Nokia manager as new VP

Polish IT company Atende appointed Piotr Kaczmarek vice president of the management board. Kaczmarek comes from Nokia, where he had an over 20-year career working with telecom operators, most recently as senior country officer and network infrastructure partner manager for central and south Europe. In a post on LinkedIn, he said he was "pleased to be able to leverage my experience and expertise to actively contribute to the further development" of Atende. 

AirInternet names new CEO
NETHERLANDS 12 JAN

AirInternet names new CEO

AirInternet announced that Ralph Rademakers has become CEO from the start of 2026. He previously led international sales at the Dutch operator and has helped expanded the group's operations with strategic partnerships in Europe. The company specialises in private 4G/5G network connections for business customers. It started in 2016 as a MVNO and has since expanded to 14 countries and over 50 reseller partners. 

Ruggiero named Boldyn Networks Spain CEO
SPAIN 12 JAN

Ruggiero named Boldyn Networks Spain CEO

Boldyn Networks announced that Antonino Ruggiero has been appointed as the new chief executive of its Spanish business, while continuing to serve as CEO in Italy. He has over 30 years of experience in the telecom sector across Europe and South America, having held various leadership positions at BT Group, Ericsson, Omnitel (Vodafone Italia) and TIM in Chile, Turkey, Brazil and Italy.

Ooredoo appoints deputy group CFO Assaf to lead Tunisian subsidiary
TUNISIA 12 JAN

Ooredoo appoints deputy group CFO Assaf to lead Tunisian subsidiary

Eyas Naif Assaf has stepped down from his responsabilities as deputy CFO at Ooredoo group to become CEO of Ooredoo Tunisia. His career has primarily focused on financial roles within the Ooredoo group, including CFO positions at Ooredoo Algeria and Indosat Ooredoo. On 10 January, he officially assumed leadership of the Tunisian subsidiary succeeding Mansoor Rashid Al‑Khater, who served as CEO for six years following his appointment in November 2019.

Net Insight unveils internal pick for CEO role following Fritzon's departure
GLOBAL 12 JAN

Net Insight unveils internal pick for CEO role following Fritzon's departure

Andreas Eriksson has been named CEO at Net Insight, taking over immediately from predecessor Crister Fritzon, whose resignation was announced in December. Eriksson shifts upwards from his earlier role as chief commercial officer, and Net Insight said his track record made him an "outstanding" internal candidate for the leadership, stressing he was selected following a competitive recruitment process.

Ekinops names new CEO
GLOBAL 12 JAN

Ekinops names new CEO

French vendor Ekinops has selected Lionel Chmilewsky to lead the business as chief executive. Chmilewsky was picked on the strength of his extensive international track record in telecoms, technology and cybersecurity, particularly in relation to leading strategic growth initiatives and complex corporation transformations. He takes the helm at a time of transition for Ekinops, as the company looks to grow its foothold in additional software-led product lines, including Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), ali

Lumos names COO ahead of CEO retirement in March
UNITED STATES 12 JAN

Lumos names COO ahead of CEO retirement in March

US fibre operator Lumos' CEO Brian Stading is retiring at the end of March, the company announced. He has led the company since it was formed in 2022 from the merger of Lumos Networks and NorthState and through its sale to T-Mobile and EQT last year. No new CEO was announced, but Lumos said it has promoted David Smith to the role of chief operating officer and Josh Many to chief network officer. 

Jazz unveils JazzWorld corporate identity, appoints chief AI officer
PAKISTAN 12 JAN

Jazz unveils JazzWorld corporate identity, appoints chief AI officer

Pakistani operator Jazz has unveiled 'JazzWorld', its refreshed corporate group identity. The operator says JazzWorld reflects its evolution into a multi-business organization, bringing together connectivity, digital, financial, lifestyle, health, data centre, AI, and platform businesses under one unified vision.

Corero Network Security appoints head of channel sales from Sonicwall
GLOBAL 9 JAN

Corero Network Security appoints head of channel sales from Sonicwall

DDoS protection provider Corero Network Security has announced the appointment of Michelle Ragusa-McBain as global channel chief and VP of channel sales. She has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, SaaS and SMB-to-enterprise IT, including leadership roles at Cisco, SonicWall and CompuCom. According to her LinkedIn profile, her most recent role was as VP for global sales and strategy at SonicWall. She serves with sector organisations including the Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA).

Advania appoints strategy director to coordinate different markets
EUROPE 9 JAN

Advania appoints strategy director to coordinate different markets

IT service provider Advania has announced its appointment of Maarten Kanters as strategy director to coordinate growth initiatives in its various markets. Advania said it is concentrating on three areas in which organisations need integrated services, namely AI implementation, cyber resilience and IT lifecycle management. Kanters said he will support country workforces and drive alignment, while ensuring each market can adapt to local customer needs.

NASK PIB appoints head of business support and standardisation
POLAND 9 JAN

NASK PIB appoints head of business support and standardisation

Polish national telecommunications R&D institute NASK PIB has announced the appointment of Eliza Pogorzelska as director for business support and standardisation. She previously worked in the department of project portfolio management at the eHealth Centre. Pogorzelska was director of the office for telecommunications and cyber-security projects at the Project Centre Digital Poland (CPPC) for around ten years until December of 2024.

GLOBAL 9 JAN

Cubic3 COO Sorohan to take over as CEO

Cubic3 has promoted COO Shane Sorohan to CEO. With 14 years at the company already, he is well-placed to lead the next growth phase and global expansion at the vehicle connectivity specialist, Cubic3 said. Current CEO Barry Napier will remain active on the company's board of directors after 17 years with the group. 

SWITZERLAND 9 JAN

Sunrise plans to cut 190 jobs to streamline operations

Swiss operator Sunrise plans to cut 190 jobs, including leadership positions, as it moves to streamline the business structure. Employees in shops and in customer-service are largely spared, while apprentices are not affected at all by the cut. Redundancies are expected to take place in February and March, after completed a consultation process with employee representatives and the trade union syndicom.

AUSTRALIA 9 JAN

Optus CTO departs after triple zero outage fallout

Optus has announced that chief technology officer Tony Baird will leave the operator following a transition period, being replaced by long-term ex-Telstra executive Sri Amirthalingam. Last month, an independent report into the failure of emergency calls on the Optus network on 18 September 2025 found a series of technical, procedural and governance failures that led to widespread disruption of Triple Zero services across several states and territories. According to the review, at least ten errors were made

SWEDEN 8 JAN

Telia plans to cut 600 jobs in Q1

Telia Company has told workers that it plans to shed 600 jobs during the first quarter of 2026, of which 215 could be lost in Sweden, Swedish news agency TT reported. Telia Lithuania already announced plans to reduce its workforce by 59 positions by deploying digital and AI services. TT said 280 jobs could be lost in Finland, while Finnish broadcaster YLE said up to 200 Finnish jobs might be affected.

UNITED STATES 8 JAN

Astound Business Solutions promotes Koss to sales president

Astound Business Solutions announced the promotion of Paul Koss to President of Sales. In this role, Koss will lead all sales channels and sales engineering functions at the provider across the United States. Koss previously served as Senior Vice President of Business Solutions at Astound, where he oversaw commercial strategy, and he held a similar role at the company's predecessor Wave Broadband. He counts more than two decades of experience in telecoms. In his new role, Koss will oversee all aspects of As

UNITED KINGDOM 8 JAN

Acronis appoints general manager for UK and Ireland

Cybersecurity and data protection company Acronis has announced the appointment of Jo Holliday as general manager for its UK and Ireland (UKI) business. She has over 28 years of leadership experience in software sales, channel development, and go-to-market transformation. Ronan McCurtin, RVP for Europe, Israel & Africa at Acronis, said UKI is an important region for Acronis, and Holliday's experience in channel strategy, revenue leadership and team development makes her the right leader to drive our next ph

GLOBAL 8 JAN

RingCentral adds UnitedHealth CTO to board

RingCentral is adding expertise from the healthcare sector to its board with the appointment of Mahmoud ElAssir as a new director, effective immediately. He is senior VP and CTO at UnitedHealth Group, and previously held senior management roles at Google and Verizon, where he led major AI/cloud, network, and platform transformation initiatives.

JAPAN 8 JAN

NTT Docomo-backed gacco expands cybersecurity awareness training

NTT Docomo group's digital learning platform gacco has expanded the availability of cybersecurity awareness training in Japan through a partnership with Saya University, making the Saya Cybersecurity Awareness programme available at enterprise scale via its corporate learning service. The Saya training is now offered as an official course within "Gacco for Biz", gacco's learning environment for enterprises. This allows organisations to deploy the programme across their workforce using gacco's learning manag

INDONESIA 7 JAN

Telkomsel gets new marketing director from Singtel

Singtel has named a new marketing director at its Indonesian affiliate Telkomsel. Lionel Chng has served as managing director 'customer success' at Singtel for the past three years and will now join Telkomsel as marketing director, replacing Derrick Heng. Before Singtel Chng spent almost ten years at HP in Asia. He also will have a seat on the Telkomsel board of directors.

UNITED STATES 7 JAN

Pasek joins Extreme Networks board

Extreme Networks has announced the addition to its board of directors of Ron Pasek, an experienced executive who has previously served as Chief Financial Officer and board member for a number of technology companies. He has been tasked with providing strategic, financial and governance oversight to help the company meet its long-range growth targets.

UZBEKISTAN 7 JAN

Beeline Uzbekistan complies with ISO anti-bribery standard

Beeline Uzbekistan, a subsidiary of the Veon Group, said an audit confirmed that its anti-bribery management system complies with the international standard ISO 37001:2016 and operates effectively across all business units. The auditors highlighted strong leadership from top management, a high level of employee engagement, and a systematic approach to managing bribery and corruption risks. Automated tools are used for risk assessment and monitoring, including controls over the receipt and provision of gifts

LITHUANIA 7 JAN

Telia Lithuania plans job cuts to improve efficiency

Telia Lithuania said that it is starting a reorganisation of its Digital & Technology unit as part of a broader digital shift across the Telia Company group. By deploying digital and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, the company plans to reduce its workforce by 59 positions. Telia currently employs around 2,500 people in Lithuania.

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