Avanti Communications Group plc, announced that as part of a succession planning process, Paul Walsh will be stepping down as Chairman of the Company on 30 June 2019. He will be succeeded by current Deputy Chairman, Alan Harper. Paul Walsh has been Chairman of Avanti since 2014. Alan Harper joined the board in March 2017 as non-executive director, and was appointed Interim Chief Executive from August 2017 to April 2018. He became Avanti's Deputy Chairman in November this year.