Zen Internet UK Rejigs Management Team to Boost Consumer and Partner Focus
Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has today appointed Paul North as Managing Director (MD) of its Partner division. At the same time, Stephen Warburton, who previously ran Zen’s Partner division for over 20 years and was also holding responsibility for Zen’s Consumer divisions, will now be able to focus exclusively on the consumer side of things.
The move reflects Zen’s recent shift to develop their Fibre Hub (i.e. an alternative network aggregation platform for use by other ISPs), which requires a much greater and more dedicated focus on Partners than existed before.
Paul (Pictured – Left) is said to be bringing two decades of channel experience, having previously held senior leadership roles at Entanet (CityFibre) and Giganet (AllPoints Fibre Networks).
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Richard Tang, Founder and CEO of Zen Internet, said:
“Paul’s arrival marks an exciting new chapter for our Partner division. He has a record for building successful wholesale businesses, but what really stands out is his passion for people and partners. That’s exactly what Zen is all about. With Paul at the helm, our partners can expect even greater focus, energy, and support as we move forward.”
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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That’s quite a coup for Zen – poaching Paul from AllPoints, Zen’s main rival in the altnet aggregation space. Definitely one to watch!
I have been with zen for years their service is fantastic as being disabled and housebound a reliable Internet connection no dropouts is a must
Richard has just released a video talking to Paul North on his YouTube channel here:- https://youtu.be/1wh00kxqVA4?t=2
I’m sick of BT, my WAN connection keeps dropping out, only 4 months left on contract. (900mb/s FTTH Openreach)
So been looking into Zen and their address lookup doesn’t seem to be working, I’ve been researching for past few weeks and Zen look good apart from some issues lately. Can anyone elaborate if you’ve had any issues, or is this WAN issue nationwide lately?
We are disabled household with 3 Smart TVs, 3 Xboxs, SkyQ, 1 gaming PC. So sky advise greatly appreciated.