It has been expected for sometime, but Paul Reynolds has been confirmed as the new CEO of Telecom New Zealand. Reynolds is currently CEO of BT Wholesale, and was there during the operational split of BT – something he can hopefully apply here as Telecom NZ is to go through a similar split.

Smart thing for Telecom to do, really. I believe that BT now see benefit in their split, but current Telecom only see loss. The government has been in discussions with BT regarding the split, to try and copy and learn from their experiences. With someone that’s “been-there-done-that,” I’m sure it’ll be a much smoother ride and that the current goal of unbundling in 2009 comes sooner.