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Cable & Wireless Appoints CFO, Global Operations.


VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999--

Cable & Wireless (NYSE NYSE

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Chris Joyce, previously with AT&T, will report directly to Mike McTighe, Chief Executive Officer, Cable & Wireless Global Operations. Based in Vienna, Virginia Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 14,453 at the 2000 census and it has grown by about 3% since[1].

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, he will be responsible for all aspects of financial support of Global Operations, facilitating efficient and effective operational performance.

Mr. Joyce brings with him almost two decades of leadership experience with a proven track record in the telecommunications sector. He has served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Executive Officer in a variety of AT&T businesses where he successfully increased both revenues and client satisfaction.

Mr Joyce has also worked as a financial and managerial consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has been responsible for a number of international start-ups and turnarounds.

"I am delighted to be joining Cable & Wireless Global Operations at this exciting time. I believe my international experiences will allow me to be instrumental in achieving the company's global strategy of becoming a global leader in business data and Internet," said Chris Joyce.

About Cable & Wireless

With customers in 70 countries, Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of around $13 billion in the year ended March 1999 and over 50,000 employees. Its businesses around the world offer a range of services spanning broadband data and Internet access See how to access the Internet. , fixed and mobile voice, as well as interactive entertainment and information.

Cable & Wireless' priority for expansion is the fast growing market of data and IP (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
) services for business customers.

Since November 1998, it has announced major investments in advanced networks in the US and Europe, the restructuring of Cable & Wireless Communications wireless communications

System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data.
 in the UK and has acquired full control of Cable & Wireless IDC in Japan to support this strategy. Cable & Wireless now holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers.
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