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Vodafone UK chief executive Guy Laurence is leaving after a decade at the British mobile network to run Canadian telecoms group Rogers Communications, and will be replaced by internal candidate Jeroen Hoencamp.Vodafone UK chief executive Guy Laurence is leaving after a decade at the British mobile network to run Canadian telecoms group Rogers Communications, and will be replaced by internal candidate Jeroen Hoencamp.
Laurence will quit Vodafone in November after six years at the helm of the UK business, where he managed the acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide and last month launched Vodafone's 4G service.Laurence will quit Vodafone in November after six years at the helm of the UK business, where he managed the acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide and last month launched Vodafone's 4G service.
Hoencamp was chief executive of Vodafone Ireland for two-and-a-half years and in January became enterprise director in the UK, managing Cable & Wireless and relationships with corporate customers. Vodafone group chief Vittorio Colao said in a note to staff: "I met Guy when he joined Vodafone 13 years ago and have worked closely with him in all his roles. We have all appreciated his energy, his change management mentality and his extraordinary ability to engage and motivate."Hoencamp was chief executive of Vodafone Ireland for two-and-a-half years and in January became enterprise director in the UK, managing Cable & Wireless and relationships with corporate customers. Vodafone group chief Vittorio Colao said in a note to staff: "I met Guy when he joined Vodafone 13 years ago and have worked closely with him in all his roles. We have all appreciated his energy, his change management mentality and his extraordinary ability to engage and motivate."
Colao added that Jeroen would bring "deep knowledge of commercial management" and "vast international experience" to the UK.Colao added that Jeroen would bring "deep knowledge of commercial management" and "vast international experience" to the UK.
Laurence's task at Rogers will be to manage a relations with a federal governement determined to increase competition in Canada, where Rogers is one of two dominant players and mobile customers pay some of the highest prices worldwide for a connection.Laurence's task at Rogers will be to manage a relations with a federal governement determined to increase competition in Canada, where Rogers is one of two dominant players and mobile customers pay some of the highest prices worldwide for a connection.
Rogers owns Canada's largest mobile network and one of the country's biggest cable television, broadband and telephone businesses.Rogers owns Canada's largest mobile network and one of the country's biggest cable television, broadband and telephone businesses.
"Rogers is an iconic and well respected company in a great country and I'm looking forward to joining," said Laurence, who will will succeed the company's retiring chief executive, Nadir Mohamed. "Its unique mix of wireless, cable and media assets offer a brilliant platform to provide innovative service to Canadians. I intend to build on the strong foundation established under Nadir's leadership to compete and win in the market.""Rogers is an iconic and well respected company in a great country and I'm looking forward to joining," said Laurence, who will will succeed the company's retiring chief executive, Nadir Mohamed. "Its unique mix of wireless, cable and media assets offer a brilliant platform to provide innovative service to Canadians. I intend to build on the strong foundation established under Nadir's leadership to compete and win in the market."
Manchester-born Laurence will be remembered at Vodafone's Newbury campus for abolishing offices and personal desks for employees. To enforce the policy, staff were armed with a laptop, a mobile phone and a locker, and cleaners instructed to incinerate any items left on desks overnight.Manchester-born Laurence will be remembered at Vodafone's Newbury campus for abolishing offices and personal desks for employees. To enforce the policy, staff were armed with a laptop, a mobile phone and a locker, and cleaners instructed to incinerate any items left on desks overnight.
Prior to joining Vodafone in 2000, he worked at entertainment companies including Chrysalis Records, the now defunct British television venture ONdigital, UCI Cinemas and MGM Studios. He spent 12 years in marketing and sales at Vodafone Netherlands before returning to the UK.Prior to joining Vodafone in 2000, he worked at entertainment companies including Chrysalis Records, the now defunct British television venture ONdigital, UCI Cinemas and MGM Studios. He spent 12 years in marketing and sales at Vodafone Netherlands before returning to the UK.
Vodafone's British network is the third largest in the UK after EE and O2. With a £5bn turnover, it is the company's second largest business in Europe by revenues after Germany.Vodafone's British network is the third largest in the UK after EE and O2. With a £5bn turnover, it is the company's second largest business in Europe by revenues after Germany.
Rogers has nearly $13bn (£8.2bn) in revenues annually and is listed in Toronto and New York, but controlled by a trust belonging to the founding family.Rogers has nearly $13bn (£8.2bn) in revenues annually and is listed in Toronto and New York, but controlled by a trust belonging to the founding family.
"Guy brings an entrepreneurial edge, a fiercely competitive spirit and a sharp focus on both operational excellence and the customer experience," said Edward Rogers, chair of the Rogers Control Trust."Guy brings an entrepreneurial edge, a fiercely competitive spirit and a sharp focus on both operational excellence and the customer experience," said Edward Rogers, chair of the Rogers Control Trust.
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