Chorus appoints Drew Davies as their new Chief Operating Officer
Johnson Partners is pleased to have collaborated with Chorus on the appointment of Drew Davies as Chief Operating Officer (COO), following an extensive executive search. This appointment comes following our previous engagement with the Chorus Board on CEO Succession, which culminated in Mark Aue’s promotion from COO to CEO in April.
As COO, Drew will oversee all financial functions along with strategy, brand and marketing, customer experience and customer engagement.
Drew is a senior executive with over 30 years of global experience in the telecommunications industry, holding senior leadership positions across operations and finance. He has worked with both startups and established companies generating over $20 billion in revenue. Drew’s career includes executive roles at 2degrees and Trilogy Partners and senior positions at T-Mobile in the United States. Most recently, he served as CFO at Rakon.
“I am delighted to have Drew joining our team at an exciting time of change for Chorus,” said CEO Mark Aue. “Drew brings deep telecommunications and business leadership experience. Having worked closely with him at 2degrees I’m confident that his mix of operational, financial and commercial acumen will help accelerate Chorus’ strategy as we strive to become a simpler all-fibre business.”
Board Chair Mark Cross said: “The Chorus Board warmly welcomes Drew to Chorus. His deep industry experience will enhance our understanding of the market landscape and the needs of our customers and retail partners. We look forward to continuing our focus on capital discipline and efficiency under Drew’s leadership.”
Mr Davies says “I am excited to join Chorus as I have truly admired the world class broadband connectivity solutions they have enabled across Aotearoa. I look forward to joining the leadership team and helping to execute the refreshed strategy as Chorus enters the next phase in its journey, in what has already been a very successful story to date”.”
Many thanks to the key members of the ANZ Chorus Account team: Natalie Stones, Jonathan Morse, Barbara Taylor, Dean Hassell, Michael Rewitt and Madeleine Willis.
