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SWIFT fields a COO

LONDON – SWIFT, the SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology network has hired Barry Field (pictured) as chief operating officer.In this role, he will be dedicated to the implementation and delivery of the SWIFT Network, including project management and financial oversight, said CEO Geoff Hogan in a news release.SWIFT is a not-for-profit, collective broadband initiative that is funding the construction of an affordable, open-access, ultra high-speed fibre-optic regional broadband network for everyone in Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and the Niagara Region.“Barry brings a history of entrepreneurial experience to the role, with an extensive background in project management for the telecommunications industry. Most recently,...