Ovum appoints Chris Lewis as SVP of Telecoms Research

For immediate release, 28 June 2007. Chris Lewis has been appointed Senior Vice President of Telecoms Research in the UK.

As SVP of Telecoms Research, Chris will be responsible for Ovum's global telecoms research activities. In this role he will bring together research covering the full spectrum of fixed and mobile services for business, consumer and wholesale markets, the regulatory environment, network infrastructure and service platforms.

An already well-respected external industry figure, Chris has 23 years of experience in this marketplace, including initiating the telecoms and network research services coverage at IDC, consulting on consumer and business services at Logica, and managing the European operation of Yankee Group. 

In the three years that Chris has been at Ovum, he has established the Enterprise Practice and facilitated the relationship with the EVUA - the independent network user group for multinational companies and the ICT industry platform for global users and suppliers, for which Ovum provides services such as benchmarking and member surveys. 

Chris will continue to be based in Ovum's London office and will drive thought leadership and a challenging global research agenda across the telecoms and media space.

"I am delighted that Chris, who has already played such a key role in establishing internal and external relationships to help grow Ovum in both research and commercial terms, will now lead our telecoms research," says Anthony Parslow, Managing Director, Ovum. "His strong commercial focus and passion for taking Ovum forward will drive the collaboration that is essential to the multi-dimensional dynamics of current and future telecoms, entertainment and ICT services."

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