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Richard Perry
will be reached soon , while the business has a north star target of reaching 1.3 million homes able to connect to its network by the end of 2023 , and 2.2 million customers by the end of 2024 . This rapid growth is one of Perry ’ s favourite things about his current role . “ I think one of my favourite things about the industry is the fast pace of change ,” he says , “ and the opportunity to bring our customers much faster and better connectivity allowing them to transform the way they can work , learn and relax at home .”
With the pandemic forcing people to work from home and homeschool , there was an enormous reliance on high-quality broadband . “ The fact that I played a part in bringing that to as many

Richard Perry

TITLE : NETWORK DELIVERY DIRECTOR
INDUSTRY : TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM

EXECUTIVE BIO

Richard Perry is a highly experienced senior leader with over 25 years of experience in the telecoms industry , with a proven track record in strategic delivery and infrastructure build whilst driving operational efficiency and transformation initiatives .
Perry has a reputation in leading geographically dispersed multiskilled teams and a strong belief in people and leadership development . He says : “ I ’ m driven by people and what they can achieve when given the right support to execute a strategy . This also extends to working with Delivery Partners to form a collaborative and long-lasting partnership which ultimately delivers success for both organisations and our customers .”
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