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21st July 2005: Ofcom
Ofcom
Restructure
Ofcom today confirmed details of an organisational
restructuring. This is intended to increase Ofcom’s operating
effectiveness, build on the past two years of post-merger efficiencies
(including a 32% reduction in headcount and an 8% reduction in operating budget
in real terms for 2005/6) and to anticipate the regulatory needs of the
communications sector over the next 3-5 years.
To support this, Ofcom
has made the following changes in Executive responsibilities:
Peter
Ingram - Ofcom’s Chief Technology Officer - will lead the Technology and
Spectrum Operations Group. He will be responsible for technology input into
policy development, advise on the impact of emerging technology on the
communications sector and oversee technology research and development. He will
also be responsible for Information Services strategy, Ofcom’s Field
Operations team and the Ofcom Contact Centre.
Kip Meek - Ofcom’s
Chief Policy Partner - takes a leading role in developing Ofcom’s
international strategy. Now also Chairman-Elect of the European
Regulators’ Group (ERG), Kip Meek will oversee Ofcom’s engagement
with key European and international decision-making bodies. This will include
Ofcom’s participation in the review of the EU Television Without Frontiers
Directive, review of the EU Telecommunications Framework and the international
Regional Radio Conference in 2006. He will also be responsible for the Ofcom
Content & Standards Group, which now includes the radio licensing team to
bring greater integration between the licence award process, format regulation
and Broadcasting Code compliance. He is also responsible for Ofcom’s Legal
Group.
Ed Richards becomes Ofcom’s Chief Operating Officer, with
immediate effect. In this role he will integrate strategy, economic analysis,
consumer policy, market research and business planning with financial, resource
and people management. He will also oversee the Secretariat and Ofcom’s
role in the Nations and Regions.
Philip Rutnam becomes Ofcom’s
Partner, Spectrum. In this role he will lead the Spectrum Policy Group,
responsible for spectrum management across all sectors, spectrum policy and
spectrum deregulation.
Sean Williams becomes Ofcom’s Partner,
Competition. In this role he will lead the Competition Group,responsible for
all competition policy and economic regulation in the telecoms and broadcasting
sectors, including investigations, numbering and regulatory finance.
All
five will report directly to Ofcom Chief Executive Stephen Carter. Stephen
Carter said: “These changes represent the strength in depth we have in the
senior team.”
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