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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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Cable & Wireless Panama selects Gilat to provide SkyEdge II network
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Cable & Wireless,Singapore Exchange Sign Data Services Agreement
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Metals producers lift London after bullish calls
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Cable & Wireless fiscal-year net profit up 3%
News & Analysis
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ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS (AN.).(Company overview)
- 2007-03-16
163p - Aim: fixed-line telecommunications - Rapprochement between investors and telecoms companies is there for all to see. Shares in Vodafone and BT have rocketed since last summer. Even Cable & Wireless has been brought in from the cold. And th 163p - Aim: fixed-line telecommunications...
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...
CABLE & WIRELESS ENTERS CHINA'S INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOM SECTOR
- 2005-06-01
AsiaInfo Services 06-01-2005 Cable & Wireless Enters China's Infrastructure Telecom Sector CHINA, Jun 01, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Cable & Wireless of UK, one of the world's top 500 companies, plans to provide fixed-line se AsiaInfo Services ...
Cable & Wireless: The mySAP Supplier Relationship Management Application Helps Global Telecom Drive Purchasing Efficiency, Compliance, Savings
BNET
- 2005-03-01
Cable & Wireless is a global telecommunications provider that is leveraging the functionalities of the mySAP Supplier Relationship Management mySAP SRM application to: Drive e-procurement Enforce compliance Reduce costs The company looked at a number of e-procurement products before choosing mySAP SRM...
Softbank acquires Japanese Cable & Wireless unit
- 2005-02-17
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-17 February 2005-Softbank acquires Japanese Cable & Wireless unitC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Japanese broadband and telecomms provider, Softbank, has acquired almost all of Cable & Wireless UK's stake in its Japanese unit - Cable & Wireless IDC (C&W IDC) - in a move designed to strengthen its telecomms...
Barbados Fair Trading Commission Rules in Favor of Digicel on International Telecommunications Rates
- 2004-11-03
The Fair Trading Commission of Barbados officially announced on Friday, October 28, that Cable & Wireless (C&W) has been instructed to refund Digicel the difference between what Cable & Wireless charged the company for wholesale international telecommunications services, and the retail rates Cable & Wireless charged to customers during promotional...
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. ...
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...
SUNBEACH COMMS (SBH).
- 2003-12-12
Sunbeach Communications joined Aim via a placing in August 2002. It's the leading internet service provider on Barbados, but will soon be offering further services as the island's government forces Cable & Wireless (C&W) to share telecom serv Sunbeach Communications joined Aim via a placing in...
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 |
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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
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| 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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