Irish Broadband

Mission Statement

"To deliver broadband services that are consistently simple and value for money for customers who seek no limitations on when and where they use them.

We will do this by listening to and anticipating our customers' needs and responding with reliable and effective solutions provided by our committed and responsive team"

Our Values

Creativity:
We value a culture where creativity, openness and the ability to look at something in a different way are nurtured. Through this we will strive to provide our customers with new and better products and services

Respect:
Our customers are our priority and above all we listen and appreciate them. We meet all our commitments to our customers, each other, our shareholders, our suppliers and the public. We value an internal culture of mutual respect and a working environment which embraces development, acknowledgement and empowerment.

Honesty:
We follow an ethos of openness and sincerity. An environment where we behave in an ethical and fair way in all interactions with our customers, each other, our shareholders, our suppliers and the public.

Teamwork:
We believe in the power of teams and that by working together and improving cross-functional communications we will provide the best results for our customers, ourselves and our business partners. Through our commitment to personal and professional growth we aim to develop, reward and retain a great team.

Quality:
In doing our job and serving our customers we work to the highest of standards in everything we do and endeavour to do things in as effective and efficient way which will enable us to provide breadth of service and good value to satisfy our customers' needs

Investors

NTR plc is the major investor in Irish Broadband along side Kilsaran Concrete Providers and the co-founders Jeremy Nel and Paul Doody.

Irish Broadband is a subsidiary company of NTR plc. As a leading private sector developer, financier and operator of public infrastructure with interests in toll roads, waste management, water, renewable energy and telecommunications NTR plc are the main share holders with an equity stake of 63%.

Established in 1978 as National Toll Roads, NTR began business as an operator of toll roads. Since then the company has grown and built on its early success by diversifying into new areas of business.

Today, NTR concentrates and successfully operates in five sectors - Roads, Energy, Waste, Water and Telecommunications. While being diverse, they share a common thread of being Irish public infrastructure businesses.

NTR Plc will continue to develop major infrastructure projects in Ireland, building on the company's high level of engineering competence, professionalism, innovation and financial strength.

Board of Directors

Jim Barry – Chairman
Jim was appointed Chief Executive of NTR plc in June 2000 having served as Assistant Chief Executive and General Manager, Development. Prior to joining NTR in 1998 Jim worked with Bain and Company, a leading global consulting firm, and in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley International.
 
Paul Doody –  Deputy Chairman
A founding member of Irish Broadband, Paul has a depth of experience in the Irish telecoms sector. Until June 2002, Paul was Managing Director and co–founder of Switchcom, which was sold to Chorus Communications and subsequently acquired by Smart Telecom Plc. Paul is a qualified engineer and accountant and spent three years working as a marketing advisor with the Irish Export Board.
 
Neil Parkinson – Chief Executive Officer
Neil Parkinson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Irish Broadband. Neil has been a consultant for a number of years, prior to which he was Group Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of ESAT Group.
Mr. Parkinson joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer in 1996 and held that position until 2000 when he served as Group Chief Executive Officer until 2001. He subsequently held the position of Chairman until the end of 2002. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Parkinson served as Financial Controller of Colorman, a privately owned Irish Printing company. Previously, he held positions with Price Waterhouse and Peter Chadwick Ltd, a London based consultancy. Mr. Parkinson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He is currently a director of Calyx Group plc, Conduit and Jarvis Hotels Group.
 
Jeremy Nel – Director
Jeremy is a founding member of Irish Broadband. In early 2000, Jeremy founded a wireless network, similar to Irish Broadband, in South Africa which operated across six metropolitan areas. Previous to that, Jeremy headed up Intertoll, a South African based international Toll Operator for the period 1988 to 1999 at which time he sold his interest in the company to invest in the IT sector by way of venture capital investments. He went on to act as a consultant in infrastructure projects in the water, waste–water and desalination sectors in India and the Middle East . Jeremy has a Bachelor of Law degree and Bachelor of Commerce degree.
 
Michael King – Non–Executive Director
Michael was appointed Chief Operations Officer of NTR plc in June 2000. Michael joined NTR plc from Quinn Group where he served as Group Operations Director and previously held roles with TEAM Aer Lingus and Dublin Corporation.
 
Tom McCarthy – Non–Executive Director
Tom was appointed Finance Director of Kilsaran Concrete Products in April 2001. Prior to joining Kilsaran Concrete Products, Tom worked with General Electric from 1991, holding a variety of senior finance roles in London , the Middle East and Dublin . A chartered accountant, Tom trained with KPMG in Dublin .
 
Dermot McKeown – Non–Executive Director
Dermot is Chief Executive of Kilsaran Concrete Products, Ireland 's largest independent supplier of concrete products to the construction industry. Kilsaran Concrete Products is a private family owned company with quarrying and manufacturing operations across Ireland 's eastern seaboard. 
 
Michael Walsh – Non–Executive Director
Michael was appointed Group Finance Director of NTR plc in February 2003. Prior to joining NTR plc Michael was Group Finance Director of Musgrave Group plc for ten years. A chartered accountant, Michael previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin and London and held a number of senior financial management position.

NTR Broadband

NTR Broadband provides high-speed Internet access using wireless technology in Northern Ireland. NTR Broadband is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTR plc, Ireland 's leading developer of private infrastructure. NTR Broadband is the trading name in Northern Ireland for Irish Broadband.

For more information on NTR Broadband, please visit: www.ntrbroadband.com