Richard Moat has been appointed the new Managing Director of T-Mobile UK and will be joining the company in June. The 54-year old Briton, who has been the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Romania, will succeed Jim Hyde, who left the company for personal reasons at the end of March.
"Richard has an excellent track-record as an executive with significant international experience in the field of telecommunications, and we are delighted that he will be joining us to lead T-Mobile UK," said Hamid Akhavan, Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile International and member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom. "With Richard we have found a highly skilled manager who will build on the successful foundation of T-Mobile in the United Kingdom and who will further develop the company as a leading-edge, value-adding operator for the benefit of our customers and the T-Mobile Group."
"I look forward to joining T-Mobile UK," said Richard Moat. "T-Mobile is a major player in the UK mobile market and has a strong reputation for high value products and services. It is also a leader in mobile broadband and is steadily building real differentiation in the coverage and performance of its 3G network."