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Chris Jagusz appointed as CEO of Azzurri Communications

UK-based communications service specialist Azzurri Communications has appointed Chris Jagusz as its new Chief Executive Officer. He’ll join at the end of the summer.

Company chairman Steve Andrews recently agreed to serve as interim CEO when current CEO Vim Vithaldas leaves this month.

Chris Jagusz was previously Managing Director at SSE Telecoms, having also worked with Daisy Group, Six Degrees, Eurotel and BT Openreach.

Steve Andrews said “We are thrilled that Chris is joining us to lead the next phase of our growth and development. He brings with him a wealth of experience in our sector through his time with BT, Eurotel and Daisy. He has a track record of delivering growth and commands enormous respect within the industry. We look forward to working together to bring more success to Azzurri Communications.”

Azzurri is currently restructuring its business as part of a three-year growth strategy that’ll see it consolidating its operations into a single building in Weybridge and cutting around 4% of staff.

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