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Wilton & Bain Recruit New CIO for Truespeed

Wilton & Bain has placed Robert Purdy, ex BT Director as the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) into Truespeed. Jay Siddiki a Partner and Nic DeVito both in the Global Technology functions at Wilton & Bain, led the search.

Robert Purdy has joined to support the rapid scale up of the Truespeed business. Truespeed, a Bath based ISP is building a new 10Gpbs cable Fibre-to-the -Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the South West England. It’s full fibre network currently covers over 60,000 premises which it aims to double by the end of 2023. With ambitious growth plans, Truespeed’s network intends to pass 500,000 properties by the end of 2026. This is being support by a significant investment of £175 million from Aviva.

Jay Siddiki, says, “Robert is a fantastic hire for Truespeed. He will be a brilliant addition to an already brilliant leadership team. As the business continues to go from strength to strength, there is no doubt that it will be an exciting journey ahead for all involved.”

James Lowther, Truespeed CEO, adds, “Robert’s strategic mindset and vast technological experience will be instrumental to Truespeed as we continue scaling up across the business. A welcome addition to the team, Robert will further strengthen our already high-calibre leadership team and I look forward to working closely with him as we expand our network and continue building a better kind of broadband business.”

“What drew me to Truespeed is how successfully it has grown and how well it’s situated in its current scale-up phase. With a strong leadership team, significant investor backing and ambitious growth plans, I’m excited to join a company that’s genuinely transforming the South West with the rollout of its ultrafast network.”  Robert Purdy, Truespeed Chief Information Officer:

 

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