CEO at Broadband Pioneer, former

Alan is an enthusiastic, energetic professional supporting consumers and communities take up broadband Internet for health, education and economic activities with a focus on ensuring sustainable service.

Alan acts as a senior advisor, to Ministers, Regulators and Boards of companies throughout Europe Middle East and Africa, in developing policy and liberalising telecommunications and broadcasting markets.

Alan completed a 2 year term as Regulator in Vanuatu, a trustee of the UA Fund and a 2 year term as DG of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Bahrain. In 2009 Alan was voted one of the Top most influential people in the Middle East. Under Alan’s leadership TRA Bahrain won, two awards for the most progressive Regulator.

These appointments followed a long and distinguished career in the telecommunications (IT, Broadcasting, content, internet, voice & data coms) industry working with consumers, including being on the OFCOM Consumer Panel and CMA Board.