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Infracapital-backed UK ISP Ogi, which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across South Wales (110,000 RFS premises passed by end of 2024), has today announced the departure of their current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founding member, Ben Allwright, after 5 years in the post.
Ben said he was “immensely proud of what we have achieved at Ogi” and spoke of how he was now “excited to explore new challenges and contribute to the industry in different ways, while staying firmly embedded in the vibrant community that defines the sector.” The baton will now be picked up by colleague and co-founder, Sally-Anne Skinner, who currently holds the position of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Ogi.
Sally-Anne first joined Ogi in 2020 as CRO and over the past five years she has played a leading role in shaping the business’s commercial strategy. This has included designing and delivering the go-to-market strategy across all channels, launching digital e-commerce and self-serve platforms, and taking on CMO responsibilities to integrate brand, communications and acquisition marketing.
However, Sally-Anne will only be taking on the CEO role in an interim capacity, which means that Ogi will be going on the hunt for a replacement.
Sally-Anne said:
“Having spent the last five years helping to shape and drive Ogi’s success as CRO, I am excited and energised to step into my new role. I look forward to leading the next phase of our journey, with a clear focus on accelerating growth and delivering strong financial performance, whilst keeping customer centricity at the heart of our strategy.”
The move comes just ahead of when Ogi are normally due to publish their annual accounts, which will be interesting to watch as we haven’t had many updates on their future network coverage plans or customer take-up levels this year.