23rd Feb 2005 13:38
BOARD APPOINTMENT AT CABLE & WIRELESSCable and Wireless plc today announced the appointment of Clive Butler as anon-executive director.Clive, 58, is currently corporate development director at Unilever, where hehas served on the main board since 1992. During that period he has alsoundertaken the roles of personnel director and category director for Unilever'sHome and Personal Care division.He was a non-executive director of the Lloyds TSB group from 1996 until 2003following the acquisition by Lloyds Bank of the TSB group, where Clive had beena non-executive director since 1993.He joined Unilever in 1970 and has remained with the company ever since,working in a variety of marketing and general management roles, includingholding positions in the USA, Zimbabwe and The Philippines. He retires fromUnilever in May this year.His appointment to the Cable & Wireless board takes effect from May 1, 2005.Cable & Wireless Chairman Richard Lapthorne said: "I am pleased we can furtherstrengthen our board with Clive's vast experience of international business.His breadth of knowledge will further enhance the skills of our existingboard."23 February, 2005Notes to editors:The existing Cable & Wireless Board comprises:Chairman: Richard LapthorneDeputy Chairmen: Lord Robertson of Port Ellen GCMG; Robert Rowley.CEO: Francesco CaioCFO: Charles HerlingerExecutive Director, International Businesses: Harris JonesGroup Human Resources Director: George BattersbySenior non-executive director: Graham HoweNon-executive Directors: Bernard Gray, Kate Nealon, Anthony Rice, KasperRorsted, AgnĬs Touraine.About Cable & WirelessCable & Wireless is one of the world's leading international communicationscompanies. It provides voice, data and IP (Internet Protocol) services tobusiness and residential customers, as well as services to other telecomscarriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internetservices.Cable & Wireless' principal operations are in the United Kingdom, continentalEurope, Asia, the Caribbean, Panama and the Middle East.For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com.Contacts:Investor Relations:Louise BreenDirector, Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7315 4460Craig Thornton,Manager, Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7315 6225Virginia PorterVP, Investor Relations and Assoc. General CounselTel: 001 212 551 3563Media:Lesley SmithDirector Corporate AffairsTel: +44 20 7315 4410Steve DoubleGroup Head of Media CommunicationsTel: +44 20 7315 6759Peter EustaceHead of Media RelationsTel: +44 20 7315 4495ENDRelated Shares:
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