Jurassic Fibre has appointed a new chief executive.
Paul Hellings takes the baton from founder, Michael Maltby, and will leverage 30 years of experience in scaling telecommunications businesses.
Previous roles include managing director of Virgin WiFi, regional director of Virgin Media and chief executive of Shell Energy UK.
Chairman Paul Latham said: “This is a truly exciting time in the evolution of Jurassic and the UK’s fibre broadband market.
“As we say thank you to the outgoing chief executive and founder, Michael Maltby, who will move to non-executive director role on the board of Jurassic, I am delighted to welcome Paul Hellings who will now lead the Jurassic team to deliver its ambition in what has already been a most remarkable growth journey as we seek to connect over 500,000 underserved homes in the South West of England with the digital infrastructure needed in the modern world.”
Hellings added: “The opportunity and ambition ahead of Jurassic are truly compelling – to develop the UK’s digital experience, to enrich people’s lives and to enable businesses to prosper.
“I am therefore delighted to join the Jurassic Fibre team who share my values, my passion for our customers, and my commitment to service excellence.”