Hutchison Team Telecom Appoints Business Development Director

Added: (Thu Dec 14 2006)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Keith Gurden hired to strengthen customer base and develop new business opportunities

14 December, 2006 – Specialist engineering and services company Hutchison Team Telecom (HTT), has appointed Keith Gurden as business development director.

Gurden will be responsible for attracting new business and developing opportunities within HTT’s existing client base. He joins HTT from telecoms specialist Spectrum Interactive GmbH, a leading provider of Internet access terminals, WiFi Hotspots and public and managed payphones across the U.K and Germany, where he was managing director and a main board member of the AIM listed company.

Prior to Spectrum, Gurden was founder and joint owner of Columbus Telefongesellschaft, based out of Hamburg, and was European sales manager for Swiss telecoms manufacturer, Landis & Gyr Communications.

Alan Hutchison, managing director of HTT said: “Keith has the expertise and industry experience to ensure Hutchinson Team Telecom’s continued growth throughout Europe. He will be a powerful asset in further strengthening our existing customer base and helping develop new opportunities.”

Hutchison Team Telecom (HTT) provides installation, commissioning, maintenance, consultancy and facilities management to world-class companies in the fixed-line telephony, cable TV, networking, mobile and radio sectors. HTT’s current customer base includes Interoute Communications, Huawei, Alcatel, Eon, Centrica and Cable & Wireless.


About Hutchison Team Telecom (HTT)
HTT is a specialist, pan-European telecoms engineering and services company providing consultancy, installation, commissioning, maintenance and support services to companies in the fixed-line telephony, cable TV, networking, mobile and radio sectors. It was formed by the merging of Hutchison Communication Systems Limited and Hutchison Communication Systems (France) with Team Telecom, part of the Telecoms Services Division of leading support services business Spice Holdings. Visit www.httltd.com or www.spiceholdings.co.uk