Telecom Plus Plc
TEP:LN
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Telecom Plus PLC and is a fully integrated provider of a wide range of utility services, spanning both the communications and energy markets. The company owns and operates the Utility Warehouse brand which provide over 370,000 homes and small businesses throughout the UK with Home Phone, Mobiles, Broadband, Gas and Electricity.
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Board of Directors
Charles Wigoder
Executive Chairman
Charles qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1984 and was subsequently employed by Kleinwort Securities as an investment analyst in the media and communication sectors. Between 1985 and 1988, he was head of corporate finance and development at Carlton Communications PLC and then Quadrant Group PLC. In March 1988 he left Quadrant Group to set up The Peoples Phone Company PLC, which was subsequently purchased by Vodafone in December 1996. He joined the Company in February 1998.
Andrew Lindsay MBE
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew joined the Company in April 2007 and was appointed to the Board in November 2008. Before joining Telecom Plus, Andrew was Managing Director of Ryness, an electrical Retail chain based in London in which he has a significant equity stake after performing a Management Buyout in 2006. Prior to buying Ryness, he spent three years as an analyst in the UK Mergers & Acquisitions team at Goldman Sachs. Andrew rowed for Great Britain at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, where he won a Gold medal.
Nick Schoenfeld
Chief Financial Officer
Nick joined the Company and the Board in January 2015. Since 2006, Nick was Group Finance Director of Hanover Acceptances, a substantial diversified private company with holdings in the food manufacturing, real estate, and agribusiness sectors. He was previously employed at Kingfisher plc, where he was responsible for the group\'s financial planning and analysis functions. Prior to this, he held senior strategic and development roles within Castorama and the Walt Disney Company, having started his career as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Nick also has an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Julian Schild
Deputy Chairman and Senior Non-Executive Director
Julian was Chairman of the Association of British Healthcare Industries from 2006 to 2007. Following the sale of Huntleigh in 2007, he set up a company investing in start-ups. Julian actively supports many charitable activities. He is a Director of the Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth in London and of the English Concert and is an Advisory Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. Julian joined the Company in May 2010 as an independent non-executive director and meets the test of independence under section A.3.1 of the Combined Code.
Melvin Lawson
Non-Executive Director
Melvin is the Managing Director of A Beckman PLC, a company formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange which was taken private in 1995. He has interests in a wide range of investments and is a director of Catalyst Media Group PLC and a number of other companies. He joined the Company in September 2006 and meets the test of independence under section A.3.1 of the Combined Code.
Michael Pavia
Non-Executive Director
Michael is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and has significant experience of the energy industry, having served on the Boards of LASMO, SEEBOARD and London Electricity. He is currently a non-executive director of Thames Water and Salamander Energy PLC, and is a member of the Council of the ICAEW. He joined the Company in December 2006 as an independent non-executive director and meets the test of independence under section A.3.1 of the Combined Code.