Frans-Willem de Kloet

New CEO for UPC Poland

Robert Redeleanu is to take over from Frans-Willem de Kloet as CEO of Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland. Redeleanu, who is currently CEO of UPC Hungary and Romania, will replace De Kloet, who is leaving the company, on April 1. Redeleanu has served as CEO of UPC Romania since 2013, taking responsibility for the Hungarian operation […]

UPC chief calls for further consolidation in Poland

Consolidation of Polish cable is vital to provide a serious competitor to Orange, according to UPC Poland chief executive Frans-Willem de Kloet. Interviewed for local papers Rzeczpospolita, Dziennika Gazeta Prawna and Puls Biznes, De Kloet said that further consolidation would enable cable to compete more effectively with the national telecom operator. He said that there […]

Cable Congress: Liberty Global looking to consolidate Polish market

Liberty Global is looking to further consolidate the cable industry in central and eastern Europe, with a particular focus on the Polish market, according to group executives speaking at Cable Congress yesterday. Speaking on a CEO panel at the event, Severina Pascu, CEO, CEE, Liberty Global, said that the main challenge facing operators in central […]

Liberty Global reorganises CEE operations

Liberty Global is merging its Czech and Slovak cable operations under UPC Slovakia CEO Martin Miller as interim chief executive in a move that it says will strengthen its market position in the two countries and enable it offer customers faster implementation of new products and services. The current CEO of UPC Czech Republic, Frans-Willem […]

New CEO for UPC Czech Republic

Liberty Global has named Frans-Willem de Kloet as the new CEO of UPC Czech Republic, replacing Vaclav Barton, who is retiring. De Kloet is currently director of business services for Liberty Global Europe, responsible for all business-to-business activities. Prior to joining Liberty Global he held senior positions at Hewlett Packard, KPN and MCI/Verizon. Barton has […]