Manx Telecom has appointed Danny Bakhshi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 1st February 2016. He has 25 years’ experience in the telecoms industry and joins the Island’s leading communications company from Virgin Media where he has been Executive Commercial Director since 2013.

Danny held a CFO role at Vodafone Global Enterprise Services for five years, before becoming Managing Director of Vodafone Global Enterprise Africa. He has also spent a number of years working in various finance roles at British Telecom.

Commenting on his appointment, Danny said he is delighted to be joining Manx Telecom and added: “The company already benefits from well invested, reliable existing infrastructure, a highly experienced workforce and a really strong management team. Their reputation for service and innovation is well known in the sector but what is also clear to me is the real potential for growth inside the business, both on and off-Island. I believe this is an exciting time for the business and I very much look forward to working with CEO Gary Lamb and his senior team to help take the company to the next level.”

Gary Lamb stepped down as the company’s Finance Director to become CEO in July 2015. An Interim Chief Financial Officer – Paul Tierney – was appointed in June 2015, and Mr Bakhshi will take over as a permanent appointment in the role of CFO.

Gary Lamb welcomed the appointment and commented: “Danny brings with him genuine industry expertise and a track record of leading finance functions in the telecoms sector. He will be an outstanding addition to our senior management team. Attracting someone of Danny’s calibre is testament to the business that Manx Telecom has become. We now have a reputation for market leading customer service and innovation, combined with an exciting outlook for growth. Danny will play a vital role as we look to build on our core business on-Island and continue to explore opportunities off-Island, not least in our Global Solutions division. We very much look forward to working with him.”

In recent months Manx Telecom’s growing reputation off-Island has been boosted by two prestigious awards – it won the ‘Best New Share Plan’ category at the ifs ProShare Annual Awards, and the ‘Best Telecommunications plc in the UK’ prize at the Stock Market Awards. Locally, the company’s launch of the Island’s first 4G network also earned it the ‘Riva Financial Systems Award for Excellence in the Use of Technology’ at the 2015 Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence.

Photo - Danny Bakhshi, Chief Financial Officer at Manx Telecom.