KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digicel Group today announced
the appointment of Leopoldo
Gutierrez as Group Chief Financial Officer, effective
1st May 2024.
Leopoldo is an experienced finance executive with 20+ years in
global operations – 15 of them with Latin
America operator Tigo in a variety of senior finance roles –
and is particularly skilled in managing complexity, driving change,
seizing growth opportunities and optimising costs.
An El Salvador national,
Leopoldo has served as VP Finance Operations for Tigo based in
Miami, Florida since December 2019. Prior to that, he was CFO for Tigo
in Colombia for seven years. He
has also held financial management roles for commercial airline
TACA in El Salvador and for
Unilever in El Salvador and the
UK. Leopoldo holds a Bachelor of Business and Economics from the
Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios in San Salvador and an MBA from McGill University in Montreal. He will be based in Kingston, Jamaica.
Commenting on his appointment, Leopoldo
Gutierrez, said; "Digicel has an amazing track record of
connecting the unconnected and impact investing to benefit
customers, communities and countries. I am proud to join a team
that is laser focused on driving opportunities for all."
In welcoming Leopoldo to the team, Digicel Group Chairman,
Rajeev Suri, said; "With the
addition of Leopoldo, we've got some impressive bench strength at
the top of our C-suite in the shape of our new Group CEO,
Marcelo Cataldo, and our existing
Group COO, Maarten Boute. I have
every confidence in this team's ability to spearhead our next
growth phase and to continue to ensure that our customers and our
communities reap the rewards of a connected society."
About Digicel
Enabling customers to live, work, play and flourish in a
connected world, Digicel's world class LTE and fibre networks
deliver state-of-the-art mobile, home and business solutions.
Serving 10 million consumer and business customers in 25 markets
in the Caribbean and Central America, its investments of over
US$5 billion and a commitment to its
communities through its Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad
& Tobago have contributed to positive outcomes for over
2 million people to date.
With the Better Connected ethos at the heart of everything, its
5,000 employees worldwide work together to make that a powerful
reality for customers, communities and countries day in, day
out.
Digicel also delivers news, sports broadcasting, digital media
and financial services in several of its markets.
Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more.
Contact:
Antonia
Graham
Head of Group Communications
antonia.graham@digicelgroup.com
+1 876 564 1708
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