BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.6B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
This company gives you ways to always keep in touch! Cable and Wireless plc (London:CW) is an international telecommunications company that provides voice, data, broadband, Internet protocol and mobile services. Its clients are business and residential customers, fixed and mobile telecoms carriers, mobile operators, and content, application and Internet providers. It has a presence in 80 countries in the United Kingdom, Caribbean, Panama, Macau and Monaco. Founded in 1860 and based in Bracknell, England, the company employs about 15,200 people. It has revenue of $6 billion. In October 2005 the company sold its entire shareholding in Mobile One Limited for about $77 million and also completed its acquisition of Chelys Limited ('Energis') for a cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion.
Number of Employees 13,510
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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British shares edge lower, broker changes eyed
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Tesco Sees Services Profits More Than Doubling
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Cable & Wireless Panama selects Gilat to provide SkyEdge II network
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The last of the storage service providers: Cable & Wireless' purchase of StorageWay means one more SSP bites the dust
- 2002-10-01
In July, one of the last surviving members of an endangered market went by the wayside. StorageWay, one of the few companies that just months before considered itself a "pure play" storage service provider, saw its assets purchased for a cool $2 million by global telco Cable & Wireless. ...
Microsoft and Cable & Wireless/Exodus speed web services development and deployment for customers; Alliance will provide customers with managed web hosting for web services built with Microsoft '.NET' technologies.
- 2002-04-10
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 April 2002-CABLE & WIRELESS: Microsoft and Cable & Wireless/Exodus speed web services development and deployment for customers; Alliance will provide customers with managed web hosting for web services built with Microsoft '.NET' technologies C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10042002 ...
Leading analyst firm recognizes Cable & Wireless as a "Leader" in the web hosting marketplace; Firm cites Digital Island and Exodus acquisitions as key.
- 2002-03-21
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 March 2002-CABLE & WIRELESS: Leading analyst firm recognizes Cable & Wireless as a "Leader" in the web hosting marketplace; Firm cites Digital Island and Exodus acquisitions as key C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21032002 SANTA CLARA, CA, USA --...
Sun Microsystems and Cable & Wireless' U.S. web-hosting service Exodus team to deliver joint solutions to Global 2000 enterprises; Companies extend long-standing relationship; Will leverage expertise, products, resources to deliver mission-critical In
- 2002-03-14
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 March 2002-Sun Microsystems: Sun Microsystems and Cable & Wireless' U.S. web-hosting service Exodus team to deliver joint solutions to Global 2000 enterprises; Companies extend long-standing relationship; Will leverage expertise, products, resources to deliver mission-critical Internet services to enterprise customers...
Cable & Wireless completes acquisition of US Exodus Communications - Brief Article
- 2002-02-05
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-5 February 2002-Cable & Wireless completes acquisition of US Exodus Communications C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Telecomms group Cable & Wireless plc has completed the acquisition of selected assets and a majority of the US business activities of Exodus Communications Inc, a web hosting provider. The completion...
Cable & Wireless completes acquisition of Exodus.
- 2002-02-04
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 February 2002-CABLE & WIRELESS: Cable & Wireless completes acquisition of Exodus C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04022002 Cable and Wireless plc, the global telecommunications group, announced today (1 February 2002) that it and its wholly owned subsidiary,...
Cable & Wireless To Acquire Majority Of Exodus
- 2001-12-03
Managed hosting provider for enterprises Exodus Communications on Friday announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a substantial portion of its business and assets to global telecommunications group Cable & Wireless [CWP] for approximately $575 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain liabilities totaling approximately $180...
Cable & Wireless to acquire assets of Exodus Communications - Brief Article
- 2001-12-03
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-3 December 2001-Cable & Wireless to acquire assets of Exodus Communications C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Telecomms group Cable & Wireless has announced its intention to acquire selected assets and a majority of the business activities of Exodus Communications Inc, a managed hosting provider. The acquisition will take...
Santa Clara, Calif., Web-Hosting Company to Sell Data Centers to British Firm.
- 2001-12-01
By Mary Anne Ostrom, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 1--Exodus Communications, the bankrupt Santa Clara Web-hosting company, said Friday that it has agreed to sell most of its business to British telecommunications firm Cable & Wireless in...
Cable & Wireless agrees to acquire Exodus.
- 2001-11-30
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 November 2001-CABLE & WIRELESS: Cable & Wireless agrees to acquire Exodus C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30112001 Cable and Wireless plc, the global telecommunications group, announced today, Friday 30 November, that it and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Francesco Caio | CEO |
| Rodney Davis | CEO, Jamaican Unit |
| Jacqueline Holding | President, Cable & Wireless Jamaica |
| George Battersby | Executive Director & HR |
| Harris Jones | Executive Director, Intl Business |
| Stephen R. Pettit | Executive Director |
| Mark Davis | Director, Corp Communications |
| Mike Fay | Reg Director |
| Katherine King | Manager, Investor Relations |
| Andrew Garard | General Counsel |
| Charles Herlinger | |
| Robert Lerwill |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George Robertson | Deputy Chairman |
| Richard Lapthorne | Chairman |
| Robert Rowley | Executive Deputy Chairman |
| Agnes Touraine | Board of Directors |
| Anthony Rice | Board of Directors |
| Bernard Gray | Board of Directors |
| Clive Butler | Board of Directors |
| Graham Howe | Board of Directors |
| John Pluthero | Board of Directors |
| Kasper Rorsted | Board of Directors |
| Kate Nealon | Board of Directors |
| Simon Ball | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equant | Non-executive Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO, Jamaican Unit | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | President, Cable & Wireless Jamaica | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director & HR | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director, Intl Business | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Stephen Pettit was appointed to the Board following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc board in 2001. He is a Non-executive Director of National Air Traffic Services, Halma plc and is Chairman of ROK Property Solutions plc. Stephen is also a member of BT plc's Equality of Access Board. He is a former Executive Director of Cable & Wireless plc. Before joining Cable & Wireless, he was Chief Executive, Petrochemicals at British Petroleum. Stephen was previously a Non-executive Director of KBC Advanced Technologies plc and Norwood Systems Limited.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director | Current |
| Halma plc | Non-Executive Director | Current |
| Rok Stonecare | Chairman | Current |
| Rok Property Solutions Plc | Chairman | Current |
| National Grid plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Halma plc | Director | Current |
| Lattice Group Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| KBC Advanced Technologies plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Reg Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Manager, Investor Relations | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Current | |
| Lor Corporation | Assistant Controller | Former |
| Siemens Corporation | Controller | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oasis International Leasing Co | Non-executive Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Unilever Plc | Development Director | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Unilever U.K. Central Resources Ltd. | Director, Corp Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| C&W Plc | Executive Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Energis LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Energis LLC | Chief Executive | Former |
| Mastercare | Managing Director | Former |
| Holiday Inn Worldwide | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Chief Executive Officer, Human Resources / Infrastructure Services | Current |
| Henkel of America Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Executive Vice President, Human Resources / Infrastructure Services | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Senior Vice President & General Manager, EMEA | Former |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | Vice President & General Manager, EMEA | Former |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | Head, Enterprise Business Group, EMEA | Former |
| Digital Equipment Corporation | Management, Marketing and Distribution | Former |
| Oracle Corporation | Management, Marketing and Distribution | Former |
| Copenhagen Business School | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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