CORAL GABLES, FL – Canadian John Reid has officially taken on the CEO role at C&W Communications, effective November 7, 2016.
Reid (pictured) was previously interim CEO, served as C&W’s Consumer Division president, and was also president and COO of Columbus International prior to its 2014 acquisition by C&W. Prior to Columbus, Reid was EVP and COO of former Canadian MSO Persona Communications.
C&W serves 18 countries and is one of the largest full service telecommunications and entertainment providers in the Caribbean and Latin America, reads the company’s news release. It was recently acquired by Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company.
Reid is tasked with aligning the former UK-based company with Liberty’s Latin America and Caribbean (LiLAC Group) division, while strengthening the company’s growth opportunities, in particular triple-play, mobile data and fixed-mobile convergence, and seizing on the significant business-to-business and wholesale opportunities in the region.
“This is a time of meaningful change and development for C&W, and I am excited for the expertise and continuity that John brings to this growing region,” said Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, in the release.
“I am honored to lead C&W Communications into the next phase of our development”, added Reid. “I look forward to achieving our growth objectives, creating greater value for our stakeholders, and transforming our employee and customer experience.”
