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The new hires come as Quickline has recently secured its fourth government contract under the Project Gigabit programme
East Yorkshire based ISP Quickline Communications has expanded its senior leadership team with three key appointments to support the company’s ongoing growth.
The Project Gigabit contracts will bring full fibre broadband to nearly 170,000 premises through public funding, and up to 360,000 homes and businesses when combined with Quickline’s commercial build. The network expansion covers Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, where communities such as Escrick, Woodsetts, and Wroot are already benefiting from improved connectivity.
To oversee sales, customer service, and retention, Quickline has appointed Julian Burton as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Burton brings over two decades of telecoms experience, having previously held roles at Vodafone, O2, and Tesco.
Julia Dettmar has been named General Counsel and Company Secretary, responsible for corporate governance and legal affairs. Dettmar has extensive legal experience, including positions at Cable & Wireless and Vodafone UK.
Finally, Dan Hague joins as Project Gigabit Delivery Director, overseeing the delivery of the government contracts. Hague has a strong background in fibre and telecoms, previously working at GoFibre, Hyperoptic, and BT Openreach.
As pointed out by the company press release, these appointments were made ahead of the company’s latest Project Gigabit wins.
“As we continue to scale up the business it is imperative that we have the right team in place to lead the way through our next chapter of growth. These appointments of highly experienced executives, which were made ahead of our Project Gigabit wins, position us well for the future,” said CEO Sean Royce.
Quickline is aiming to provide gigabit-capable broadband to over 500,000 homes and businesses in the North of England and beyond by 2025.
In an exclusive interview with Total Telecom last month, Sean Royce explained the details of Quickline’s most recent £250 million debt facility package.
“UKIB and NatWest, who we’ve done the deal with, they see the opportunity in rural areas – they see that these areas are being left behind,” he said. “They’re seeing an operator who is laser focused about trying to build where nobody else is building. And that’s really important point today in the UK.”
Sean Royce is speaking at this week’s Connected Britain on the “Customer uptake” panel, 11-12 September in London. Last minute discounted tickets are available here!
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