21-Nov-2011

APPOINTMENT

Non-Executive Director

Independent & Non Executive

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Italian

1) Harvard University – Graduate School of Business Administration: MBA
2) University of Oxford – Balliol College: MA in Mathematics
3) Edinburgh University – Mathematics

Mr David Benello is presently a Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company, a firm he had joined since August 1982. Recently retired as Director in June 2011, after almost 30 years in service, he was also Leader of UK Telecom, Media and Technology Practice for the firm.

He has extensive consulting experience for telcos engagements mainly in Europe (in addition to US and Asian telcos) on corporate strategy, ICT strategy and business turnaround including focus on operations/customer service.

In the early years of his career, Mr Benello served as a Senior at Arthur Andersen and a Second Lieutenant at Scuola Militare Alpina, Aosta, Italy.

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