Azzurri welcomes new chief executive

VAR's latest head Mark Quartermaine is former BT Global Services president

Mark Quartermaine: Azzurri is well positioned to exploit the next wave of technology

Azzurri Communications has appointed a new chief executive in the form of Mark Quartermaine.

He will officially start on 6 September and joins Azzurri from BT where he was UK president of BT Global Services.

Jim McKenna, chairman of Azzurri Communications, said: "We are very pleased that Mark is joining us to lead the next phase of Azzurri's strategic plan for growth.

"He brings a wealth of experience in our sector including BT, Cable & Wireless, NSB Group and IBM. Mark has a successful track record of delivering growth and we look forward to working together to bring continued success to Azzurri Communications."

Quartermaine said: "I am looking forward to joining Azzurri, which has an exciting customer proposition and is well positioned to exploit the next wave of technology."

No mention was made of previous chief executive Gordon Matthew who took over from Martin St Quinton in 2008 so he could focus on M&A strategy.