Chorus : Executive team changes at Chorus

Published 14/08/2017

Chorus has today announced that it has reorganised its senior management, including some changes to its Executive team.

Chorus' Chief Executive Officer, Kate McKenzie, said the new structure reflected the ongoing focus on improving customer experience.

In addition to a number of changes to accountabilities amongst the Chorus executive, the reorganisation also sees two changes to personnel on the Executive as well as a new role created:

Tim Harris, currently Chorus' Chief Commercial Officer, has decided to move on from the business after three years with Chorus.

'I would like to thank Tim Harris for his significant contribution during a period of enormous change inside Chorus over the last three years. I wish him all the best for the future,' she said.

'Over the last three years, I'm proud that Chorus' refreshed strategy has brought the company much closer to our RSP and end customers, and driven unprecedented demand across New Zealand for better broadband,' said Tim Harris. 'It's now time for the company to move to the next phase and I wish the team every success for the future.'

Scott Newton will be appointed into a new role on the Chorus Executive as General Manager, Strategy & Business Operations with effect from August 2017. Scott joins Chorus from Fletcher Building where he currently holds the role of Group General Manager, Transformation. Prior to that he was the Turnaround Lead at Spark.

'We are delighted to welcome Scott to the Executive team at Chorus. His team will run the Chorus programme of work, helping drive our programme disciplines, the prioritisation of initiatives and continuous improvement end-to-end across Chorus.

'The Strategy and Business Operations team will also have a view of what's next beyond the current programme of work so we're able to keep ourselves competitive and maintain a steady focus on the market,' said Kate.

A new executive role GM Customer Care will be created and a process undertaken to recruit for the position.

The Chorus executive team, from 4 September 2017 will be:

Kate McKenzie - Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Carroll - Chief Financial Officer

Nick Woodward - GM Product, Sales and Marketing

Ewen Powell - Chief Technology Officer

Ed Beattie - GM Network and Field Management

Scott Newton - GM Strategy and Business Operations

Vanessa Oakley - General Counsel

Shaun Philp - GM Human Resources

Ian Bonnar - GM Corporate Relations

Vacant - GM Customer Care

ENDS

For further information:

Ian Bonnar

GM Corporate Relations

Mobile: +64 (27) 215 7564

Email: ian.bonnar@chorus.co.nz