New boss for Orion Telecoms

Stuart Corner
Wednesday, 26 April 2006 18:12

IT People - People

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 Amanda Lacaze, recently appointed as a director of telecoms reseller, Orion Telecommunications has been made executive chairman. 

Her appointment was foreshadowed when she was made a director of the company in March. At that time chairman Ian Roberts, who will now become deputy chairman, said: "she has specific experience in acquisition and retention programmes, and is an expert in the area of customer churn."

Lacaze was most recently CEO of AOL 7 Pty and before that, managing director of marketing for Telstra's Commercial & Consumer Division, responsible for all marketing to its residential and small business customers.

Her expertise will be needed at Orion which is presently recovering from legal action by Telstra alleging illegal churning. It has also been accused of overly aggressive cold calling tactics and has been ordered by the court to maintain a register of people who do not wish to be approached.

Orion also announced the resignation of John Lawrence as joint company secretary. Dwayne Jahnke will continue as sole company secretary. Lawrence had been with the company since late 1990s when it was known as QAI.