Telenet COO Steps Down

MECHELEN: Jan Vorstermans, the chief operating officer of Telenet, is leaving the company, after having been there a decade.

Vorstermans joined Telenet in February 2003 as the senior VP of technology, engineering and network operations. He became the COO in October 2010. Vorstermans is leaving as of July 31 to help young entrepreneurs in their start-up phase through his own company.

His responsibilities at Telenet will be divided between two people: Veenod Kurup, who will head the information technology department, and Geert Van Hove, the chief information officer, who becomes the VP of business transformation at LGI corporate. Telenet is still looking to fill the role of chief technology officer.

Vorstermans commented: "I have been very happy working at Telenet for the past ten years. I have watched the company grow and I’m proud of what we have achieved for our customers over these years. As head of technology and infrastructure and also as COO I was able to use my experience to the fullest extent in the development of innovative products such as Yelo TV or KING and KONG. I would like to thank all of my colleagues at Telenet for the past ten years. I am now looking forward to passing on the knowledge and experience I’ve gained to young entrepreneurs."

John Porter, the CEO Telenet, said: ‘"Despite the fact that we only met quite recently, I know that Jan has made a major contribution to the success of Telenet as its COO and as head of the networks and IT organization. He has demonstrated his multi-faceted expertise and skills in our industry. We are very pleased with his contribution to Telenet during the past years. His decision to assist young entrepreneurs in their start-up phase via his own company will certainly be well received. We thank Jan for the great cooperation during recent years and wish him a lot of success with his new challenge."