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Duncan Lewis is a Senior Advisor to the global telecommunications and media group. Mr. Lewis assists Carlyle in developing strategy and identifying investments in the telecommunications and media sector worldwide. He is based in London.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Lewis served at GTS from January 2001 to March 2002 when the company was sold. At the time, GTS ran Europe’s largest optical and IP network carrying more than 25 percent of Europe’s Internet traffic. Prior to joining GTS, Mr. Lewis was Managing Director and Chief Corporate Development Officer of Equant NV from 1998 to 2000, which operates the world’s largest global data network exclusively serving multinational companies. Before Equant, Mr. Lewis’s senior roles included Chief Executive Officer, Granada Media Group; Chief Executive Officer, Mercury Communications, then a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless. He also served as Managing Director, Europe and Managing Director, Business Networks at Cable and Wireless. He also held various senior roles at British Telecom, including Director of Procurement, Strategy, and Network Services. Prior to joining British Telecom, Mr. Lewis worked in telecommunications manufacturing and in the computing industry; and for a time was at the National Economic Development Office.
Mr. Lewis attended Cambridge University from 1971 to 1976. From 1969 to 1970 he served in Senegal for Voluntary Service Overseas. He was a visiting professor of business management at Strathclyde University from 1994 until 2002. | 