JOHN WALSH
VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND
JOHN WALSH
TITLE : DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION
John is a senior technology director with extensive experience leading large global software architecture and delivery teams . He has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications , finance and media sector with the last 10 years working in roles for Virgin Media Ireland and Liberty Global . Over his career John has lead numerous technology transformation programmes . John is particularly skilled at designing and leading scaled Agile programmes . Most recently John has been technically leading the multi-year “ Digital First ” and “ Full Fibre ” transformation programmes for Virgin Media Ireland which have been transforming Virgin Media Ireland to a full fibre , fully digital business .
technology infrastructure to ensure that we achieve that goal .”
With this in mind , Virgin Media Ireland has developed a large , multi-year strategy that aims to provide digital services to customers in a range of ways .
“ The first phase of the project was digital enablement , where the company helps customers work with them on their own terms ,” John says .
“ The second phase is more operational , modernising how we ensure that our operations are as efficient and as advanced as they can be so that there are no major service issues .”
Virgin Media Ireland is also working on further developing its Full Fibre project , which has been a catalyst for the second phase of transformation . The project helps roll out full fibre
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