French brand of Orange looking for market growth in Australia

Staff Writers
Monday, 16 February 2009 16:58

IT Industry - Market

In a concerted bid to drive sales and grow market share in Australia, France Telecom brand, Orange, has appointed a new general manager for Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Orange Business Services, a provider of communications solutions for multinational corporations, has appointed Geoff Smith as General Manager for Australia's northern states, with the task of managing business development and customer relations for multinational corporations based in the three states and territory.
 
Tim Cavill, Orange managing director for Australia and New Zealand, said the company had been investing heavily in local talent over the past year as it strengthened its focus on continuing to drive market share in the region.
 
Cavil said Smith's appointment follows closely Orange Business Services' internal promotion of Kevin Griffen to general manager for Australia's southern states and New Zealand.

Cavil maintained that Orange Business Services' service portfolio “can significantly help multinational companies during these difficult times. From improving employee productivity through our collaborative solutions such as Telepresence, to saving money thanks to solutions such as virtualisation, our services help corporations achieve a desired ROI quickly."
 
"Orange Business Services has demonstrated considerable growth over the past few years. We are focused on building on this momentum and have expanded our local team significantly in order to meet the growing demands of our customers."
 
 "Orange Business Services' service portfolio can significantly help multinational companies during these difficult times. From improving employee productivity through our collaborative solutions such as Telepresence, to saving money thanks to solutions such as virtualisation, our services help corporations achieve a desired ROI quickly."
 
Smith joins Orange from SAP, where he was Innovations Manager. He also worked previously with Infor, AXS-One, Digital Equipment Corporation/Compaq and IBM.