KINGSTON, Jamaica — Digicel Jamaica CEO Barry O’Brien is to be promoted to the role of Director of Business Development for Digicel Caribbean and Central America and Board Director for Digicel Barbados after two years at the helm of Digicel in Kingston.

The announcement was made Thursday.

“I am very excited about my new role, which will enable me to examine and grow new and existing businesses across the Caribbean and Central America, as Digicel continues to evolve as a total global communications provider,” O’Brien was quoted in a news release from the telecommunications company Thursday morning.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as CEO for Digicel Jamaica – and want to give a very big thank you to the Jamaican people who opened their hearts to me…,” he added. Meanwhile, Digicel Jamaica said it welcomes David Butler as the new CEO of the business, who will be transitioning into the role in the coming weeks.

Butler comes to Jamaica from his current position as CEO for Digicel Panama and brings with him extensive senior management experience having first started his career with Digicel in the Eastern Caribbean in 2003 the release added.

“I am thrilled to be joining the Digicel Jamaica team and looking forward to taking up the mantle of delivering the best value, best service and best network to our family over two million customers across the island. Having started my Digicel career in the Eastern Caribbean almost 11 years ago, and been all around the world since, I am very excited to be coming back to the home of Digicel in Jamaica,” Butler said.