Swedish cable operator Com Hem has announced the appointment of Anders Nilsson as Chief Executive Officer and Jon James as Chief Operating Officer. Nilsson replaces Tomas Franzen, whose departure has already been announced and who will be leaving the company on 06 March 2014. Nilsson has previously spent 20 years with the Modern Times Group (MTG), including as CEO of the Swedish Free and Pay-TV and the Online Business divisions. He joins from Millicom, where he was Executive Vice President of Commerce and Services.
James was most recently at Virgin Media where he led the company’s Broadband and TV businesses following a period as Group Strategy Director. He offers 20 years of experience in the media and telecoms industry. Andrew Barron, who became Executive Chairman in December 2013, had also previously worked at Virgin Media, as COO
