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Uecomm Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Executive Officer of Uecomm Limited, Peter McGrath, has announced the appointment of Peter Dawson to the position of Chief Financial Officer.
Peter has been seconded to Uecomm after five years with United Energy, where he held the position of General Manager, Risk and Business Performance, and was a member of the United Energy Leadership Team. Peter has had 25 years accounting and audit experience. Prior to joining United Energy, Peter spent 12 years with Coopers and Lybrand in Australia and the United States, and six years with Transfield. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
The departing Chief Financial Officer, Geoff Chandler, will be assisting in the handover process until mid November 2001. In announcing his resignation, Peter McGrath thanked Geoff for his contribution to the business.
Further additions to the Uecomm executive team announced today include Duncan Wallace, who will immediately assume the position of Director, Customer Operations; Dr Tomy Ng, Director, Networks and Technology; and Dean Tognella, Director, Commercial and Business Development. Responsibility for national sales remains with Mark Norman.
Duncan Wallace has more than 16 years experience in the telecommunications industry in Australia and Asia, and has been promoted from the position of National Network Manager. Dr. Tomy Ng joined Uecomm 16 months ago, and has 19 years working experience in the Telecommunication and IT industries, gained in Australia, Japan, UK, and the US. Dean Tognella recently joined Uecomm from Connect Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of AAPT Limited, where he provided commercial and strategic analysis across the operational business units. He also gained strategic telecommunications experience during a 6 year career with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Chief Executive Officer, Peter McGrath said that the combination of industry and commercial experience within the executive team will be invaluable in Uecomm’s drive to develop itself as a leading provider of broadband data and internet services in Australia.
“The depth of both telecommunications experience and general business management in Uecomm’s executive team is substantial. The group is well equipped to implement the Company’s strategic plan which we believe will realise benefits for both shareholders and current and future customers.”
