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
News & Analysis
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WORLD MARKETS: London
- 2006-01-13
A warning on profits from France Telecom sent shockwaves through the UK telecoms sector and overshadowed a flurry of UK trading updates. Vodafone fell 1.7 per cent, BT Group slid 1.1 per cent and Cable & Wireless shed 2.8 per cent. On a brighter note, upbeat news from Boots and...
WORLD MARKETS: Europe
- 2005-07-27
Mixed updates from BP and Reuters overshadowed pleasing numbers elsewhere, while acquisition activity propelled telecoms stocks higher, with France Telecom up 2 per cent, and Cable & Wireless up nearly 4 per cent. But advances were trimmed by a rebound in oil prices late into the session and a surprise...
France Telecom denies C&W bid
- 2005-06-20
France Telecom has denied a report in a Sunday newspaper that it was preparing a pounds 4bn bid for Cable & Wireless. 'There is nothing going on. It is pure fantasy,' a France Telecom spokesman said. Analysts said there would be strong synergies in combining the two companies' UK operations....
Cable & Wireless enters Martinique and Guadeloupe. (Across the Region).(Brief Article)
- 2003-04-01
C&W has entered the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, breaking up the virtual monopoly held by France Telecom, and expanding to 17, the number of islands in which it operates. C&W says that it will offer international call services, Internet hook-ups, and virtual private networks...
British Firms Jockey for Position in Top-200 Company Rankings.
- 2001-02-18
Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 18--Vodafone shares stumbled to lose 5 percent at first place in the Sunday Business Top 200 on disappointing news from the US and a cool reception for the flotation of telecoms group Orange. Investors sensed desperation...
Communications Today Stock Wire
- 2001-02-07
Company 2/6 Close 1-Day $ Chg 1-Day % Chg YTD % Chg 3COM 10.63...
Communications Today Stockwire
- 2000-12-20
Company 12/19 Close 1-Day $ Chg 1-Day % Chg YTD % Chg 3COM 8.34 ...
Communications Today StockWire
- 2000-07-06
5-Jul 1-DAY 1-DAY % CH COMPANY CLOSE $ CHG % CH YTD 3COM: ...
NTL, Backed by France Telecom, to Acquire Consumer Operations of Cable & Wireless Communications plc - Company Business and Marketing
- 1999-08-02
NTL Incorporated ("NTL") (Nasdaq: NTLI; Easdaq: NTLI.ED), with the support of France Telecom, has agreed Monday to acquire the consumer cable telephone, internet and television operations of Cable & Wireless Communications plc ("CWC ConsumerCo"). NTL proposes to acquire CWC ConsumerCo for 54.4 million new shares of NTL...
France Telecom eyes cabler stake.(bid for Cable & Wireless Communications' residential business)(Brief Article)
- 1999-07-19
NTL has confirmed that it is in advanced talks that could lead to France Telecom taking a minority stake in the U.K. cabler, reportedly to fund a $12.4 billion bid for the residential business of Cable & Wireless Communications, Britain's largest cable operator. ...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Reg Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Manager, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Current | |
| Lor Corporation | Assistant Controller | Former |
| Siemens Corporation | Controller | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oasis International Leasing Co | Non-executive Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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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