Virgin Media Business appoints Peter Kelly as MD
Virgin Media Business has announced the appointment of Peter Kelly as managing director, effective from 16 September.
Kelly, who joins after five years at Vodafone, said: “I am delighted to join Virgin Media Business and be part of Virgin Media’s group executive committee. The company has already made huge strides forward in establishing itself as the main challenger to BT in business telecoms. I’m looking forward to taking the business on the next part of its journey, with growth and innovation at the forefront of my focus.”
He will report directly to Tom Mockridge, chief executive officer of Virgin Media, and will be part of the group executive committee.
Mockridge said: “Peter’s a very welcome addition to our executive team as Virgin Media Business has an important part to play in the growth of Virgin Media. Despite the economic challenges currently facing our public sector and private enterprise customers, the business-to-business market offers big long term opportunities for us. Peter is the right person to have on board to accelerate Virgin Media Business’s growth and challenge the incumbents in this market.”
Tony Grace, interim managing director at Virgin Media Business, will continue in his role until Peter joins in September, at which point he will return to his previous role as chief operating officer of the business division.