C&W hires IBM boss to run Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE - Cable & Wireless has appointed Nick Lambert as president of its Asia Pacific operations.

Lambert, who joins from IBM in Shanghai, will run the telco's commercial operations. He will report to Jesper Lauridsen, global president of Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia & US, based in Singapore.

Lambert was previously Asia Pacific vice president of Infrastructure Management Service for IBM in Shanghai, and MD of IBM New Zealand before moving to China.