Ofcom names new spectrum chief

UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has named Philip Marnick as group director in charge of spectrum. 

Marnick joins the regulator from UK Broadband where he was chief technology officer. He has also worked for O2, BT, Orange, J-Phone/Softbank Mobile, Extreme Mobile and SpinVox/Nuance. He is also a member of the Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board.

Marnick will join in November and will head Ofcom’s Spectrum Policy Group, responsible for clearing, awarding and licensing spectrum.