Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Video | Agriculture | Confidence | Economy | Energy | Employment | Finance | Media | Property | RBNZ | Science | SOEs | Tax | Technology | Telecoms | Tourism | Transport | Search

 

Spark announces Grant McBeath as new Customer Director

Spark New Zealand announces Grant McBeath as new Customer Director

Spark New Zealand announced today that Grant McBeath will become Customer Director on the Spark Leadership Squad, effective 1 July 2019. Mr McBeath will replace current Customer Director Jolie Hodson, who will become Spark’s Chief Executive from that date.

Speaking about Mr McBeath’s appointment, Ms Hodson says he has a strong track record of building high performing teams and delivering for customers not only at Spark, but in his time in global executive roles in companies like Nokia.

Mr McBeath joined the business in 2013 as General Manager of Sales for the Spark consumer and SMB business. He had a period of six months as acting CEO for Spark Home, Mobile and Business prior to becoming Channel Leader, Consumer and SMB when Spark transitioned to Agile ways of working.

“It’s fantastic to have a high-quality internal candidate in Grant, who can step into the role of Customer Director. The role requires a deep understanding of both the competitive market Spark operates in and the evolving needs of our customers, which Grant absolutely possesses as a result of his extensive experience managing Spark’s consumer sales and customer channels. Moreover, because Grant has previously acted on Spark’s Leadership Squad over an extended period of time, he has already demonstrated his ability to shape and execute strategy at this level,” said Ms Hodson.

Following the appointments of Jolie Hodson and Grant McBeath, from 1 July 2019 the Spark Leadership Squad will be as follows:

Chief Executive Jolie Hodson

Customer Director Grant McBeath

Finance Director (CFO) David Chalmers

General Counsel Melissa Anastasiou

HR Director Joe McCollum

Marketing Director Matt Bain

Product Director Tessa Tierney

Technology Director Mark Beder

ENDS


Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Business Headlines | Sci-Tech Headlines

 
GenPro: General Practices Begin Issuing Clause 14 Notices

GenPro has been copied into a rising number of Clause 14 notices issued since the NZNO lodged its Primary Practice Pay Equity Claim against General Practice employers in December 2023.More

SPADA: Screen Industry Unites For Streaming Platform Regulation & Intellectual Property Protections

In an unprecedented international collaboration, representatives of screen producing organisations from around the world have released a joint statement.More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.