News release
London - July 12 2004
3, the UK's first video mobile network, today announced that it has appointed Andrew Moffat as Chief Financial Officer.
Andrew, 48, joins from a sister company, 3 Italy, where he was Chief Financial Controlling Officer from January 2003. He replaces Tim Pennington who has joined Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited based in Hong Kong. As Chief Financial Officer, Andrew will report to Bob Fuller, CEO and will be responsible for financial planning, accounting, internal audit, procurement and legal matters.
Prior to 3 Italy, Andrew was at Orange for seven years where he held a number of roles, including Orange Group Financial Controller and Orange UK Director of Strategy. Before joining Orange, Andrew was the Finance Manager at Hutchison Cellular Services.
Bob Fuller, CEO 3 UK said: "I'm pleased that someone of Andrew's experience is joining the management team of 3 UK at this important stage in our development. 3 is the market innovator, we're challenging the rules of the UK mobile market and setting the agenda for video mobile services."
Andrew Moffat, CFO, 3 UK said: "I'm pleased to be joining 3 at this exciting time. I've been with the 3 Group of companies for a year and a half and as a new network I believe we have the opportunity to change this market for the benefit of the customer. I'm looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead for the UK's first video mobile network."
About 3
Hutchison 3G UK Limited deliver third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services under the 3 brand in the UK, offering a convergence of media, information and telephony to enable live video calls, multimedia content and entertainment while on the move.
3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden. 3 also holds UMTS licences in Ireland, Israel and Norway.
For further information, please visit: www.three.co.uk
Andrew Moffat career history:
| H3G Italy s.p.a - 3 Italy January 2003 to present |
Chief Financial Controlling Officer |
| Orange plc/SA August 20 00 to December 2002 May 1998 to July 2000 February 1997 to April 1998 March 1995 to January 1997 |
UK Group Director of Strategy, Orange UK Head of Strategy and Business Planning, Orange UK Group Commercial Manager, Orange UK Group Financial Controller, Orange Group |
Hutchison Telecommunications UK Ltd - (reseller of cellular airtime)
| April 1991 to February 1995 | Finance Manager |