Nathan brings over 25 years of experience within the telecommunications industry. He started in infrastructure, working with companies such as Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, EE, and Brightstar Corporation before moving into PE backed businesses. Most recently, following Community Fibre's acquisition of Box Broadband, Nathan was appointed CEO of Box Broadband with a mandate to lead the company's business transformation, increasing customer penetration and operational efficiency. He is recognised for his relentless focus on key value drivers and ability to deliver sustainable growth.  

Marie is responsible for leading service operations within Freedom Fibre, working with our partners to ensure their customers receive the highest levels of customer service. Previously Marie was Service Director at TalkTalk plc leading the end-to-end service operations function as well as being responsible for delivering an improved front line customer experience strategy.  With over 20 years of experience in the UK telecoms industry, she is passionate about developing a customer-centric business culture and her people-focused approach to driving business performance.  

Adele Cihlar is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience, 13 of which were in the Telecoms industry within BT, where she has held multiple roles both operational and transformational. Skilled in methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile, Adele has held pivotal roles at BT, The Co Op and Cummins Engines. Adele's leadership has resulted in significant growth, cost savings, and enhanced customer experiences. She's adept at consultancy, managing technical teams, and executing complex initiatives. With a degree in Engineering and BQF credentials in Lean and Six Sigma, Adele combines her vast expertise with a strong educational background to drive excellence.

Matt is an industry expert, boasting over 20 years of experience in the telecoms sector including leading commercial teams at Community Fibre, Hyperoptic, Virgin Media and Box Broadband. As the Sales and Marketing Director at LilaConnect, Matt is responsible for developing the commercial strategy of the ISP, ensuring the business meets its growth objectives and continues to expand its footprint and customer base. 

Darren is responsible for Finance, HR and central support services along with investor relations. He has worked across a range of sectors including telecoms, asset rental, manufacturing, and professional services in large and small organisations, as well as internationally, often in PE-backed businesses. With almost 15 years’ operating at CFO level, he brings the experience of leading mergers, acquisitions, IT implementations, restructuring and outsourcing programmes. Prior to joining Freedom Fibre, he was CFO at FibreNation. 

David is responsible for the overall design, operation and innovation of our network. He boasts over 35 years of extensive telecoms experience in the service provider, altnet and equipment vendor sectors. Recently, he was responsible for the architecture, transformation and design of solutions for the core access and orchestration layers of a key UK Service provider network. He utilised future-proof SDN solutions and implemented a true IP-enabled end-to-end network to deliver the first complete UK FTTP solution. Previously, he has held Technical Director roles for several suppliers covering access, voice, data and management products, working with Tier 1 service providers to deliver next-generation solutions.

As the Head of B2B, Lee is responsible for leading sales, partner strategies and developing innovative full-fibre business products. With over 15 years in the telecoms industry, including previous roles at Verastar and TalkTalk Business, strong skills in service delivery and sales, and the ability to understand the entirety of the customer journey, Lee brings his wealth of experience to help meet Freedom Fibre’s long-term connectivity ambitions and create futureproof connectivity solutions for businesses across the North West.

As COO, Lindsey is responsible for Freedom Fibre’s key operational functions to ensure seamless collaboration and execution across the company, optimising build, network and planning and project management departments. His career started in the military, after which he founded a data systems business and eventually headed up the technology team at Community Fibre. With over 30 years of senior level experience, most of which was spent in engineering and IT roles, he brings a new level of ambition to the growth of Freedom Fibre and LilaConnect.

Rick is responsible for leading the risk and compliance functions within Freedom Fibre, as well as looking after the Enterprise IT and security functions. He brings over 20 years of telecoms experience, and a deep understanding of enterprise risk and information security, having implemented software and security management systems for global businesses. He has an excellent mix of business and technical knowledge, bridging the gap between the various functions in our customer-focused business. He is passionate about security and ensuring that it is an activity that is ‘bottom up’ and not ‘top down’ driven in an organisation.

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Lesley leads the human resources and development team and is responsible for all HR functions within Freedom Fibre. With over 20 years of HR experience working in the oil & gas, environmental, and nuclear industries, she uses her skill set to drive Freedom Fibre’s HR strategy and recommends appropriate people management solutions to support the company’s overall vision and strategic objectives. With a passion for all things ‘people,’ Lesley is committed to developing a fully integrated HR service and delivering this at an organisational, functional, and customer level, and works closely with her team to position Freedom Fibre as an employer of choice.