Dutch FTTH operator Reggefiber has named Elmer Wiemer as its new managing director.
Wiemer, 38, will begin in the role on 16 March. He will take the reins from Bert Nijboer, who is continuing his career outside the company.
The move comes less than…
Dutch FTTH operator Reggefiber has named Elmer Wiemer as its new managing director.
Wiemer, 38, will begin in the role on 16 March. He will take the reins from Bert Nijboer, who is continuing his career outside the company.
The move comes less than four months after incumbent KPN took 100% ownership of Reggefiber.
Wiemer, whose background is in infrastructure, has been at Reggefiber since 2008. His most recent role has been to lead the company’s network construction and development unit.
The appointment fits in with what the head of KPN’s Dutch business said when it took full ownership of Reggefiber.
In November Joost Farwerck said he wanted to leverage Reggefiber’s network-building expertise.
“The efficient way of building and operating a passive infrastructure, the local operational approach and the FTTH knowledge centre will be of great value to KPN’s operations,” Farwerck said.
KPN had been a long-time minority investor in Reggefiber. It took its stake up to 51% of the business in 2012 and pushed that up to 60%, and then to 100%, in 2014.
Founded in 2005, Reggefiber operates in 200 Dutch municipalities and claims to connect more than 1.6 million households.
