Kaan Terzioglu has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Digicel
Group, it was announced today.
Recognised as one of the industry’s digital trailblazers, Kaan’s four
year tenure from April 2015 to March 2019 at the helm of Turkcell saw
him conceiving and driving the company’s successful transformation from
telecoms provider to digital operator and recording all-time high
revenues and EBITDA at the Group level in the company’s latest full year
results. Kaan was recognised for this standout achievement as the
recipient of the GSMA’s 2019 Outstanding Contribution to Mobile Industry
Award.
In welcoming Kaan to the board, Digicel Group Chairman, Denis O’Brien,
said: “Our customers want to live their best digital lives – and when it
comes to digital transformation leadership and success – quite simply,
no one can match Kaan’s expertise. As our journey to becoming a digital
lifestyle partner for our customers gathers pace, Kaan’s foresight and
insight will be invaluable to our team and we are delighted to have him
join the Digicel family.”
Commenting on his appointment, Kaan Terzioglu, said: “With well invested
LTE and fibre networks and a compelling content and app portfolio,
Digicel is well positioned to make its digital ambitions a powerful and
transformational reality for customers. It’s an exciting time to be
joining an exciting company.”
About Digicel
Digicel Group is a total communications and entertainment provider with
operations in 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia
Pacific. Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across
its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica, Papua
New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago which focus on educational, cultural
and social development programmes.
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