Digicel Group unveils new structure, new management team

Telecommunications operator Digicel has put in place a new group senior management team and what is describes as a leaner structure from top to bottom as it enters the second year of its 2030 global transformation programme.

The team is led by Group Chief Executive Officer Alexander Matuschka, who took over the reins of the business at the start of February this year, the telecoms said in a release.

The new senior management team comprises Group Chief Financial Officer Ray Leclercq; Group Chief People Officer Chris Severson; Group Chief Legal, Regulatory and External Affairs Officer Tristan Gilbertson, and Group Chief Operations Officer Hussain Suliman.

Suliman previously worked with Matuschka at Veon, formerly Vimpelcom, a multinational telecommunication services company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Digicel said that in order to ensure that the senior team is as close to customers as possible and to drive fast and effective decision-making, the company's six largest markets will report directly to the Group CEO with the remaining markets also reporting to him via a cluster structure.

"With clusters comprising four to six markets of smaller size but with similar characteristics and market drivers, the cluster markets will benefit from closer proximity, guidance and support from senior management," the release said.

"This delayering approach is consistent with the plans announced at the launch of the Digicel 2030 global transformation programme and represents the next planned phase of the programme," Digicel said.

According to Matuschka, "This is the next step in our Digicel 2030 global transformation programme and is a natural evolution. There are three areas we need to focus on in order to get back to growth. Put simply, they are the right organisational structure, the right governance and the right culture. With these in place and working effectively, we will be successful."