Three UK on Thursday announced that Dave Dyson has informed the company of his intention to step down from his role as CEO for personal reasons.
Dave will be succeeded by Robert Finnegan, who is currently CEO of Three Ireland. Robert will retain his current role as well as taking over as CEO of Three UK on 30 March 2020. Dave will continue to serve in all his current Board roles and as a senior executive resource to Three’s parent company CK Hutchison Group Telecom.
One of CK Hutchison Group Telecom’s core objectives has been to move progressively towards a greater alignment of Three Group Europe’s businesses and platforms. With the merger between Three and O2 in Ireland nearly completed, and the opportunity to appoint a new CEO of Three UK, now is the time to take the next step towards greater alignment.
As CEO of both Three Ireland and Three UK, Robert will have a mandate across both businesses, which is expected to accelerate meaningful growth opportunities.
Robert has been Three Ireland’s CEO since the company’s launch in 2005, growing the operator’s market share from 1% to 36% in that time. Under Robert’s leadership, Three Ireland has completed IT and network consolidation programmes, transforming the business into the largest data network in Ireland carrying more than all other operators combined.
Robert Finnegan, CEO, Three Ireland
Collaborating more and progressively aligning operations and platforms with Three UK is an obvious opportunity and I am excited to be taking on this challenge as the CEO of both operations.
Dave Dyson, CEO of Three UK
Robert joins at an exciting time in our history and the combined assets of the UK and Ireland businesses are a fantastic platform to deliver against customer demand.
