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Kent Thexton is the president and CEO of SEVEN. In this position, Mr. Thexton is focused on growing SEVEN's global customer base and subscriber adoption, in addition to developing and maintaining operational excellence. Mr. Thexton has seventeen years of international wireless telecommunications experience, including executive appointments with some of the largest mobile operators worldwide.
Mr. Thexton joined SEVEN from leading UK operator O2, where he served as chief data and marketing officer, president of O2 Online and a member of the board of directors. During his tenure, O2 grew to be the leading mobile data provider in Europe, with 23% of revenues from data services by the end of 2003, and established a market position as an innovative operator and attracted high value subscribers. He was responsible for launching the O2 brand across the O2 operating business, lauded by Accenture as the best brand launch in Europe. Additional responsibilities included the management and procurement of the 5 million mobile devices sold annually.
Prior to joining O2, Mr. Thexton spent eight years in the Canadian mobile industry, holding the position of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Rogers Cantel (now Rogers Wireless). Prior to this he held management positions at Northern Telecom and Bell Canada.
Mr. Thexton holds an M.B.A. and B.S. in electrical engineering from University of Western Ontario. He is a board member of Melodeo, RedKnee and Sierra Wireless. | 