Maurice McCarthy promoted to CEO of Digicel Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby, 27th of March, 2015: A strong advocate of the Digicel Pacific business for almost six years and currently Regional COO, Maurice McCarthy has today been promoted to the role of CEO for Digicel (PNG) Papua New Guinea, a leading business in the Pacific region.

John Mangos will remain within the Digicel family assisting in strategic projects in the Pacific. During John’s term as Digicel PNG CEO, Digicel has become the number one telecommunications operator in the country; it has expanded services to the most remote areas and now covers 96% of the population of PNG.

Maurice embarks upon his new role, bringing with him over 13 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. He comes to Papua New Guinea from his current position as Regional COO of Digicel Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Vanuatu and Tonga. Hailing from Ireland, Maurice holds a Masters degree from the University of Aberdeen having completed his honors Degree in London.

Commenting on his new appointment, incoming CEO for Digicel PNG, Maurice McCarthy said

‘’I’m thrilled to be joining the Digicel Papua New Guinea team as Papua New Guinea celebrates it’s fortieth year of independence. PNG continues to grow from strength to strength and Digicel is committed to working with the people and Government of PNG to bring telecommunications to all of PNG and correspondingly to ensure that we deliver the best value, best service and best network to our family of over 2 million customers across the country.”