Nortel has appointed Darryl Edwards as president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Edwards replaces Steve Pusey, executive vice-president Nortel and president of Nortel EMEA who is leaving Nortel to join Vodafone Group Plc as its chief technology officer.
Edwards has been with Nortel for 14 years. Most recently, he was Nortel president of Northern Europe, Middle East and NETAS, Nortel`s joint venture in Turkey. In the past, he has been CEO of Nortel Israel and Nortel Networks Germany. Prior to joining Nortel, Edwards spent 13 years at GPT.
Mike Zafirovski, Nortel president and chief executive officer, said Edwards has a superb sales and management track record at Nortel. He has surpassed his targets in each of his 14 years at Nortel and is well respected by customers, peers and employees. He has tremendous experience throughout the entire EMEA region and is the right person to lead Nortel`s efforts in an area that`s vital to Nortel`s future success."
Pusey joined Nortel in 1982 and has held a variety of positions on both the enterprise and carrier sides of the business.
Pusey will be responsible for all aspects of Vodafone`s networks, IT capability and supply chain management. He will report to the chief executive of Europe and will join the group`s executive committee.
"Pusey has made a tremendous contribution to Nortel over the past 24 years, particularly in growing our business in EMEA in his last five years as president of the region," said Zafirovski. "We are grateful for his years of service and his huge impact on the business. We know this is a great opportunity for Steve and we wish him all the best."
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Darryl Edwards is president of EMEA and has overall accountability for Nortel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Edwards was appointed in August 2006.
Edwards joined Nortel in 1992 and has held a number of senior positions. Most recently, Edwards was president Nortel sales operations in the UK, Ireland, the Nordic region, Benelux and the Middle East. In addition, Edwards is the Chairman of the Board for Nortel Israel and Chairman of the Board of Nortel`s joint venture in Turkey, Nortel Netas.
Up to May 2003, Edwards held the position of chief executive officer Nortel Networks Germany, which was a joint venture between Nortel Networks and EADS before becoming 100% Nortel owned in 2003. During his time in this role Edwards led Nortel Networks Germany through a complete restructure and re-alignment of its business.
Edwards has further extensive experience across the EMEA region including sales management in the Middle East, Director of UK Alternate Operations and International Carriers and the first chief executive officer for Nortel Israel.
Prior to joining Nortel Networks, Edwards spent 13 years at GPT where he undertook his engineering apprenticeship and held a series of positions in production, product development, software design and quality management, culminating in becoming the Senior Regional Sales Manager for Southern Europe.
Edwards lives near Leamington Spa in the UK with his wife and three children.
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