KINGSTON, Jamaica – Telecommunications provider,Digicel has announced the appointment of John Townsend as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Townsend, the holder of an Honours degree in accounting and business finance from the University of Manchester in England, joins the company with a rich professional history.

Prior to his appointment as CFO at Digicel, Townsend operated in the same capacity at Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Europe, UK and Australia.

According to a release from Digicel on Thursday, the new CFO has experience in business and consumer operations, wireless, wireline, enterprise solutions, supply chain management and logistics, carrier relations and new business models, making him an “all-rounder when it comes to the business of telecommunications.”

Townsend will replace David Lomas.

“For over 20 years, Digicel has been delivering quality service in the Caribbean, keeping the region connected to the people and things they love most. I am excited to be joining the team and look forward to the great work we will do together,” Townsend said.

Oliver Coughlan, Digicel Group CEO said, “we are happy to have John joining the team and I know that he will receive a warm Digicel welcome. John has worked at two of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, Verizon and Vodafone, with responsibility for billions of dollars in revenue, so his financial background, coupled with his extensive experience in telecoms, will serve him well as he gets to know our business and the Caribbean, and we expect that his fresh perspective will serve us well in turn.”