Nick Jeffery is quitting his job as chief executive of Vodafone UK to join Frontier Communications, a bankrupt US broadband operator active in about 25 states.
Jeffrey will serve his last day at Vodafone on February 15 after spending about four and a half years at the helm of the UK mobile operator, which has been one of the better-performing parts of Vodafone s European business in the last couple of years.
Vodafone said he would be succeeded by Ahmed Essam, currently Vodafone Group s chief commercial operations and strategy officer, who will take up his new role on February 1.
Alex Froment-Curtil, the CEO of Vodafone Turkey, will step into the chief commercial officer role. His replacement at the Turkish business has not been revealed.
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New CEO will be Chief Commercial Ops head Ahmed Essam
Vodafone UK CEO Nick Jeffery is leaving the network operator on February 15 to join American telco Frontier Communications president and CEO. The company previously served primarily rural areas and smaller communities, but now also serves several large metropolitan markets
He is being replaced by Group Chief Commercial Operations and Strategy Officer Ahmed Essam who joined Vodafone in 1999.
Essam has held many senior roles including CEO of the Europe Cluster, CEO of Vodafone Egypt, Commercial Director for Vodafone’s Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific region plus Group and local Commercial functions including Consumer Business and Customer Care.
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NORWALK, Conn. – Frontier Communications Corporation (OTC: FTRCQ) ( Frontier ) announced today that it intends to appoint Nick Jeffery as the Company s next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2021, following the expiration of his notice period with Vodafone UK. Mr. Jeffery will succeed Bernie Han, who will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 1, 2021. Mr. Han will remain on the Company s Board of Directors (the Board ) and guide the CEO transition until emergence from Chapter 11, at which point Mr. Jeffery will join the Board.
In connection with Frontier s Restructuring Support Agreement, a search committee was formed consisting of four individuals, including two individuals designated by the Company s noteholders and two current Frontier Board members, to evaluate the Company s leadership needs including a potential CEO succession process.
15 December 2020 | 13:26pm
StockMarketWire.com - Telecom company Vodafone has announced the departure of Vodafone UK chief executive Nick Jeffery and named Ahmed Essam as his successor, effective 1 February 2021.
The company said that Jeffery intended to take up a new role outside the business and will be leaving Vodafone on 15 February next year.
Essam, who joined Vodafone in 1999, has been group chief commercial operations and strategy officer since 2018 and will remain on the Vodafone Group executive committee.
Among the roles he has held at Vodafone are chief executive of the Europe cluster and chief executive of Vodafone Egypt.
It was also announced that Alex Froment-Curtil will become group chief commercial officer and will join the Vodafone Group executive committee, effective 1 February.
Vodafone UK CEO to exit in 2021 - Mobile World Live 15 DEC 2020
Vodafone UK revealed CEO Nick Jeffery (
pictured) is to leave the role in mid-February 2021 to take up a new position outside of the company, ending almost five years at the helm.
In a statement, Vodafone said Jeffery would be replaced by current group Chief Commercial Operations and Strategy Officer Ahmed Essam, who will assume the position on 1 February 2021, a fortnight before his predecessor leaves.
Jeffery first joined Vodafone in 2004, serving as CEO of Group Enterprise from 2006 until 2012.
He was then appointed CEO of the company’s UK unit in September 2016.