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 Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
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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Cable and Wireless makes move for Bermuda's KeyTech
- 2006-07-20
LONDON AFP — Cable and Wireless says it has made a formal proposal to buy KeyTech, the holding company of the leading telecommunications group in Bermuda. C and W said its cash proposal valued each KeyTech share at 17.0 Bermudian dollars, valuing the business at 205 million Bermudian dollars...
How the Move to IP Can Benefit Your Business
BNET
- 2005-09-01
Organisations across the globe are embarked on a journey that will result in the convergence of their voice and data infrastructures and a much tighter integration of their business processes. Many are choosing Cable & Wireless to help them make this journey. The benefits of convergence for the business are...
"Stocks on the Rise".
- 2005-08-25
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 August 2005-WallStreetGrapevine: "Stocks on the Rise"C1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25082005 Wall Street, NYC--Today, wallstreetgrapevine.com, named; Pinnacle Group Unlimited Inc. (Pink Sheets: PGPU), Ness Energy International Inc. (OTC BB: NESS), Amistar Corporation (Nasdaq SC: AMTA), and Verso Technologies Inc....
Softbank to buy Cable & Wireless IDC to strengthen telecommunications business.
- 2004-10-26
Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--TOKYO -- Softbank Corp. said Tuesday it has decided to purchase Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. from its British parent Cable & Wireless PLC in a bid to expand its telecom business. ...
Cable and Wireless to exit Japan
- 2004-09-30
TOKYO AFP — Cable and Wireless is in talks to quit Japan by selling its money-losing Japanese unit to Softbank or an investment firm in Tokyo. Cable and Wireless Plc is expected to hammer out a basic accord with either Internet service provider Softbank Corp. or MKS Partners Ltd....
Business landscape to change as technology opens up opportunities for regional growth; Survey reveals Aberdeen, Coventry and Southampton as most up and coming cities for business.
- 2004-09-30
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 2004-CABLE & WIRELESS: Business landscape to change as technology opens up opportunities for regional growth; Survey reveals Aberdeen, Coventry and Southampton as most up and coming cities for businessC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09302004 New research published today shows...
Drive Your Brand Into a New £8 Billion Market: Telecoms Services Help Build Your Brands and Profits
BNET
- 2004-03-01
Businesses can use telecoms services such as home telephony and directory enquiries to boost their brand power. Cable & Wireless can help one make the most of this market opportunity. Businesses planning a brand extension into telecoms need to choose a partner carefully. Cable & Wireless has been creating branded...
Connexion by Boeing extends relationship with Cable & Wireless for network and security architecture design support; Real-time Internet and Corporate Intranet access provided by Connexion by Boeing for international business travelers gives new meanin
- 2002-12-04
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 December 2002-BOEING: Connexion by Boeing extends relationship with Cable & Wireless for network and security architecture design support; Real-time Internet and Corporate Intranet access provided by Connexion by Boeing for international business travelers gives new meaning to the term "telecommuter"C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
Telco, secure thyself - One-To-One - Bill Hancock of Cable & Wireless Internet Services, chairman of the FCC's NRIC Homeland Defense focus group on cybersecurity, is interviewed - Interview
- 2002-12-01
In the aftermath of 9/11, network security has taken on a new importance. But telcos have been on the case for years, right? Not so fast, advises Bill Hancock, Cable & Wireless Internet Services chief security officer and chairman of the FCC's NRIC Homeland Defense focus group on cybersecurity. In...
Cable & Wireless - nanoBITS - Brief Article
- 2002-11-01
Global investment banking firm UBS Warburg has granted a three-year, $40-million contract to Cable & Wireless to provide a global data and voice IP network....
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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO, Jamaican Unit | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | President, Cable & Wireless Jamaica | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director & HR | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Manager, Investor Relations | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | General Counsel | Current |
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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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
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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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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