He joins Azzurri from BT where he was UK President of BT Global Services.

Jim McKenna, Chairman, Azzurri Communications, said: "We are very pleased that Mark is joining us to lead the next phase of Azzurri's strategic plan for growth. He brings a wealth of experience in our sector including BT, Cable & Wireless, NSB Group and IBM. Mark has a successful track record of delivering growth and we look forward to working together to bring continued success to Azzurri Communications."

Mark Quartermaine said: "I am looking forward to joining Azzurri, which has an exciting customer proposition and is well positioned to exploit the next wave of technology."

Mark Quartermaine will join Azzurri on September 6th 2010.