Europe
UK : 3 UK announced that Gareth Jones ( inset ) will
be stepping down from his role as Chief Operating Officer at the end
of 2005. Gareth joined 3 in May 2003 and as COO has overseen the sales,
customer service and marketing departments.
Bob Fuller, 3 UK CEO said: “We are on target to hit EBITDA break-even
by the end of the year and Gareth has helped us to achieve that. I’d
like to thank him for all his hard work over the last two and half
years. Gareth has been a key part of the team that has delivered on
our promise of bringing great value to UK mobile customers. We thank
him for all his efforts and wish him well.”
Gareth Jones, 3 UK COO said: “I came out of retirement to work
for Bob for an agreed period of time and I have now achieved the business
objectives I set myself. It’s been a privilege working with
all the team at 3 and I believe we have made a real difference in
this market. It’s been an exciting two and half years and I’m
now looking forward to a well-earned rest with my family and looking
for my next challenge.”
About 3
3 is a mobile media company delivering a convergence of communications,
entertainment and information to customers on the move.
The three areas which form the core of its business are:
• Communications – including all forms of personal communications,
voice and video calling; text, picture and video messaging; and mobile
blogging
• Entertainment – including television, music audio and
video, computer games, and media publishing
• Information services – including wireless web, access
to the best of the internet and a range of news services
3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria,
Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Sweden and soon in Norway.
3 has a sister company with a 3G licence in Indonesia.
