Eircom chairman Pierre Danon is to step down after his appointment as chief executive officer of leading French telecom network Numericable-Completel.
Mr Danon was appointed Eircom chairman in 2006 and was previously chief executive officer at Cap Gemini and BT retail.
His departure will be delayed until a successor is appointed.
Numericable operates the third leading alternative high-speed network in France, while Completel is the leading alternative B2B provider.
In a statement today, Mr Danon said: “While I am leaving Eircom to take up an opportunity with another superb company in Numericable-Completel, it has been a great pleasure to work with the Eircom executive team and its employees over the past two years.”
“Over that time period we have significantly accelerated the company’s investment in the country’s infrastructure, supported by a commitment to invest up to €1 billion by the end of 2009, taken major steps to open it to additional competition through local loop unbundling and improved overall customer service levels”.
Eircom CEO Rex Comb wished Mr Danon success in his new post.
Speaking on behalf of the company’s majority shareholder Babcock & Brown, Rob Topfer described Mr Danon as a “tremendous asset" to Eircom since he became chairman.