Globalive Wireless Harnesses Wind Power
Globalive Wireless Management Corp. is pleased to announce that it has chosen a brand name under which its wireless services will enter the Canadian market. That name is WIND.
Why WIND? WIND is an established and growing brand with a successful history of over 10 years in two large European markets (Italy and Greece). WIND is a brand of Wind Telecomunicazione, an operating unit of Weather Investments s.p.A., WIND has a reputation as a market challenger in Europe, and its customer base shares a very similar profile with our primary target segment.
By choosing the brand name WIND, we’re not only leveraging its legacy as a challenger, but also its operational intelligence and global experience, bringing global standards for value and service to Canada. This provides us with a solid launching pad as we enter a very competitive and closely held market.
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Tony Lacavera, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Globalive Communications
Tony Lacavera founded Globalive Communications in 1998, and has since developed the company to become an industry leader and home to a growing portfolio of telecommunications brands. Globalive has been recognized with numerous awards, including Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies for five consecutive years, and Canadian Business Magazine’s Top 30 Workplaces in Canada. In 2006, Tony Lacavera was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.
Mike O’Connor, Co-Chairman Globalive Communications
Michael O’Connor has twenty years experience in economics, finance and mergers and acquisitions in telecommunications and transportation. He began his career at the Economic Council of Canada/School of Policy Studies Queens University as part of a group studying Government’s Impact on Competitiveness. He became the Director for the Center for Economic and Financial Analysis at Science Applications International Corporation, one of the largest consultancies in the United States based in McLean Va advising the largest telecommunications and transportation companies. He joined Orascom Telecom as a founding Executive Committee Member in 1999 and led business development efforts since OT’s inception. He returned to Canada to take on the role of Co-Chairman of Globalive Communications and to pursue private business and charitable organization interests.
Naguib Sawiris, Chairman and CEO, Orascom Telecom Holding
OTH operates GSM networks in seven different countries in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia with 100 million subscribers . In early 2005, Mr. Sawiris led the landmark leveraged buyout of a majority stake of Wind Telecommunications and acquisition of Tim Hellas in Greece. Mr. Sawiris is a Member of the International Advisory Committee to the NYSE, and serves on several boards, including the GSM Association, the International Advisory Board to the National Bank of Kuwait, the French University in Cairo, the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs and the Consumer Rights Protection Association.