• Today & Tomorrow Today & Tomorrow
    Today & Tomorrow Cable & Wireless Communication’s business in Macau, CTM, has signed a ten-year operating agreement, giving them the chance to develop the services they offer the country.
  • Above & Beyond Above & Beyond
    Above & Beyond An employee of LIME volunteered to go to Haiti to help out after the earthquake.
  • Live & Learn Live & Learn
    Live & Learn LIME in the Cayman Islands has donated free high-speed internet to an after-school programme.
  • Speaking & Listening Speaking & Listening
    Speaking & Listening Cable & Wireless Panama organises the National Oratory contest together with the Ministry of Education. In 2009 the competition was won by a 16-year-old schoolboy.
  • Rapping & Breaking Rapping & Breaking
    Rapping & Breaking In June 2010 1,841 people gathered together at the Macau Forum to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest group rap.
  • Speed & Delivery Speed & Delivery
    Speed & Delivery The Monaco Grand Prix happens each May. Monaco Telecom provides mobile and broadband services for the drivers, teams, broadcasters and visitors.
  • Wind & Fire Wind & Fire
    Wind & Fire Panama harnesses solar and wind power to operate radio bases, making it possible for areas currently lacking a constant supply of electricity to have reliable communications.
  • Track & Field Track & Field
    Track & Field For the first time in its history, the CARIFTA Games 2010 were broadcast live across the Caribbean
  • East & West East & West
    East & West 'East-West' cable in the Caribbean will more than double carrier capacity in the region.
  • Direct & Digital Direct & Digital
    Direct & Digital Monaco Telecom creates a digital viewing revolution for residents of the Principality.
  • Giving & Receiving Giving & Receiving
    Giving & Receiving Dhiraagu wins International Award for its innovation mobile Zakath Application.

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Sir Richard Lapthorne, CBE

Chairman



Sir Richard Lapthorne, CBE

Sir Richard Lapthorne was appointed as the Chairman of Cable & Wireless Communications on 25 January 2010, having served as Cable and Wireless plc Chairman from his appointment in January 2003.  He has also recently served as Chairman of the private equity-owned fashion retailer New Look and of the McLaren Group.

Sir Richard was awarded a Knight Bachelor in the Queen’s New Year Honours on 30 December 2009 for his services to Telecommunications.

Sir Richard’s career started with Unilever where, over eighteen years, he worked in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Africa. He then moved to Courtaulds plc as group financial controller, becoming finance director in 1986 as well as chairman of the US group. He joined British Aerospace plc in July 1992 and was a key member of the management team responsible for transforming the company into Europe’s leading defence company. He retired as vice chairman in 1999.

He started his non-executive career with Amersham International plc in 1989, becoming Chairman from 1996 until 2003. He has held a number of other directorships including Robert Fleming, the merchant bank, Oasis International Leasing in Abu Dhabi, Chairman of Avecia (spun off from Astra Zeneca), Chairman of TI Automotive (spun off from Smiths Group), Chairman of Tunstall, Chairman of Morse plc and Chairman of Arlington Securities. Between 1999 and 2004 he served on the Navy Board. He led the Working Age project in 2000. He is a current member of the HMRC large business advisory board. He is also a trustee of Tommy’s Campaign, the charity researching still and premature birth. In September 2009, he retired as the Queen’s Trustee at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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