Telindus appoints it industry veteran Hutchinson to UK managing director

Odiham, UK - 23 March, 2006 - Telindus today announced the promotion of Mark Hutchinson to UK managing director. Hutchinson, who was acting UK managing director since September 2005, previously held the role of sales director with responsibility for managing a sales team of 50 people, strategic account planning and the development of the Telindus sales academy in the UK.
 
Telindus is an expert in delivering vendor-independent business and technology-focused network solutions and provide secure, high quality multimedia networks supported by operational services.
 
Hutchinson's remit at Telindus is to position the company as a one stop shop integrator of mobile and fixed networks. He has a strong track record in developing and closing business with enterprise organisations throughout his career.
 
Hutchinson has more than two decades of IT sales experience in the technology, latterly specializing in security and IP convergence. He joined Telindus in 2004 from IBM Tivoli where he spent two years as System Integration Development Manager for UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
 
Prior to IBM Tivoli Hutchinson was director for Northern Europe of Evidian, then part of Groupe Bull. During his four year tenure he reorganised the group and focussed its commercial remit on security.
 
"Telindus is in a very strong position to enable enterprises to maximise the investment in their networks in terms of both voice and data. Third party relationships with world class communication organisations means that we are able to offer customers a single point of contact and service level agreement," said Mark Hutchinson, managing director, Telindus.
 
About Telindus
 
Telindus is a group of companies offering IT Solutions and Services. Telindus serves business and public market needs as a solution and sourcing partner, delivering secured converged networking, operator solutions and secured systems & applications underpinned by management and support services.
 
With over 36 years experience in ICT, Telindus is investing considerably in expertise to service modern IT and telecommunications infrastructures throughout their life cycle. Telindus' enviable track record and longstanding partnerships with leading equipment suppliers offers a safe route for enterprises, telecom operators and government bodies looking to deploy long-lasting ICT solutions.
 
In January 2006, Telindus joined the Belgacom Group to become the IT Services Branch of a new business leader in the market. Belgacom SA/NV [Euronext Brussels:BELG] is the leading telecommunications company in Belgium and a market leader in a number of areas, including retail and wholesale fixed-line telephony services, mobile communications services, broadband data and Internet services. Together, Belgacom and Telindus are building a Belgian champion in the European IT landscape, presenting the market a unique offering, uniting Connectivity and IT Services. http://www.belgacom.be/
 
Telindus posted a turnover of EUR 618 million in 2005. With a highly skilled international team of 2,600 employees, Telindus is present in 13 countries in Western Europe, Hungary, China and Thailand. Telindus is headquartered in Belgium. http://www.telindus.com/