Rural Broadband ISP Gigaclear Appoint New Chief Commercial Officer as CMO Exits
Abingdon-based UK ISP Gigaclear, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover 612,000 premises (inc. 170,000 customers) across rural England, have today appointed Jon Hurry to the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) with immediate effect in order to help drive their next phase of growth.
Jon is said to have over 25 years of experience in telecoms and infrastructure, including senior leadership roles at BT, Openreach and most recently as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of London-focused operator G.Network.
Gigaclear has also announced that its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Nick Rawlings, will be leaving the company after six years in the role. Nick is said to have played a key role in building the brand and driving customer growth.
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Gigaclear’s CEO, Nathan Rundle, said:
“Gigaclear has built a strong platform, now serving 170,000 customers with penetration of 28% across our network. Jon brings deep industry expertise and a strong track record of delivering growth and transformation. His experience will be instrumental as we continue to scale the business.
As we move into our next phase of growth, we remain focused on bridging the digital divide in rural Britain to deliver ultrafast, reliable broadband to homes and businesses that need it most. I’m delighted to welcome Jon to the team and look forward to working together over the coming years.
I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Nick for the great job he has done in bringing customers onto our network and I wish him all the very best in his future endeavours.”
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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