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I am a senior executive with extensive experience and expertise in strategy formulation, business planning, general management, large-scale telecommunications and electricity delivery infrastructure creation, real time operations and maintenance, service provisioning, expansion, execution, organisational and business development. Business leadership assignments during my career include serving as a Board member of various telecommunications ventures. As a Chief Executive Officer I was tasked with the start-up of a new national and international wholesale telecommunications operation, from concept to the successful commercial launch phase of the company and, led a team of executives to meet customer and shareholder expectationsI have managed numerous equity sale processes and was responsible for financial planning and management, commercial negotiating, legal contracting, deal structuring and critical project funding issues. I have significant experience in business case preparation, financial modelling, capital investment decision-making models, technical network planning, project engineering and execution.Specialties: Strategic planning, Business case development; Capital investment decision-making; Telecommunications network & electricity power system infrastructure development; Financial modelling, company and equity valuation; Managing large capital and operating expenditure budgets (USD250 million +); Building & leading cross-functional teams; Business analysis, performance & reporting; Complex legal, commercial contract & vendor negotiations

Listed skills include Broadband, Fiber Optics, Program Management, Network Design, and 15 others.