People

Fiona was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer for Southern Cross Cable Network in May 2001. Fiona is based in Bermuda and prior to her appointment represented Telecom New Zealand as a Director on the Board of Southern Cross Cable Network and was a senior manager within Telecom New Zealand.

Fiona is keen on fishing ("catch fish not cables"), and enjoys playing golf. Fiona is also the current President of SubOptic - the industry's Submarine Cable Association.

Ross has been with Southern Cross for over 12 years and is our Director of Sales and Marketing ... which says it all really. Ross' activities are focusing on highlighting to customers the benefits of becoming a Southern Cross customer.

Ross presents at multiple industry forums, and in his downtime enjoys motorsports and boating.

Dean has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years, having held previous operational and management positions in Optus and OTC Limited. Dean is responsible for all network, technical and operational aspects of Southern Cross.

Dean is a regular sailor and golfer, and keen supporter of the Australian Wallabies . Dean is actively involved in the submarine cable industry, and is currently Chairman of the International Cable Protection Commitee (ICPC).

Nikki joined Southern Cross in 2009 from Telecom New Zealand, and is our General Counsel and Commercial Director, responsible for all contractual, legal and corporate commercial issues.

When not trying to keep the rest of us in line, Nikki is an avid follower of the All Blacks and enjoys taking trips to New Zealands wine country and is currently learning to play bridge.

Ronnie is Southern Cross' chief Financial representative and is responsible for oversight of all Financial policy and compliance aspects of the company. Ronnie is currently based in Wellington, having resided in Bermuda for a number of years.

Ronnie has been with Southern Cross for over 12 years and is a proud supporter of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team.

Bruce is based in the Bermuda office and has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years, responsible for all accounting, auditing, billing and financial reporting in Southern Cross.

Bruce is also a self confessed wanna be musician currently awaiting his call back for 'The Voice Bermuda', and keen gadget geek. Bruce is responsible for Southern Cross IT functions in Bermuda.

Lisa joined Southern Cross in 1999, and provides key office and Board support functions for the Bermuda office which leverage off Lisa's key organisational skills.

When not organising the office, Lisa is an active participant of 'Keep Bermuda Beautiful', and enjoys NASCAR and Baseball.

Rosemay is a native of Auckland lost in Wellington, and joined Southern Cross over 10 years ago, providing key office and Media support for the Wellington office, including Southern Cross' website, newsletter and media release activities.

In her spare time Rosemay enjoys running really looooong distances .... arguably to get away from the rest of us.

Renee is a stickler for accuracy, and can multi-task with the best of them. Skills which are highly valued for her duties in ensuring accurate company financial records and accounts. Renee has been with the company for over 12 years and is based in the Bermuda office.

Renee enjoys bowling, and has recently completed her Masters of Business Administration and is currently Secretary of her sons school PTA.

Gina has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years and is a key member of the Southern Cross Accounts team based in Bermuda, keeping track of Southern Cross' payable and receivable account transactions.

Gina makes a mean 'Rum Swizzle' based on Bermudian rum, and volunteers for the Women's Resource Centre in Bermuda.

Dave is based in our Sydney office having joined Southern Cross over 10 years ago, and is responsible for overall administration of the Southern Cross network, including our Assignment and Restoration planning activities, and is Southern Cross' prime technical customer interface.

Dave is an accomplished glider pilot, and is keen on helping customers solve any issues that they have to ensure complete satisfaction with Southern Cross' service.

Ron is Southern Cross' chief technical architect, and is based in the Wellington office. Ron is responsible for oversight of all network design changes, upgrades and modifications to the network, and has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years.

 Ron is also a fan of a good pure malt Whiskey when not buried under network cables and upgrade planning diagrams.

Brian is based in Auckland, and  has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years. Brian is responsible for all operational aspects of the company, including management of our Landing Party and SNOC interfaces. Brian's team is committed to ensuring the best possible operational peformance for our customer services.

Brian is the Southern Cross resident 'Sommelier', and enjoys world class Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand's Marlborough region.

Struan is based in Southern Cross' Auckland office and is responsible for design, management and oversight of all aspects of provisioning our Customers capacity requirements.

Struan also moonlights as the Coach of his sons basketball team, and enjoys motor racing, sailing and watching his daughter play netball in his rare downtime.

Gwenn joined Southern Cross over 10 years ago, by way of Alcatel-Lucent .... and a budding career with French Marie Claire (may not be true).

Gwenn is addicted to food, travel, good french coffee and her family. Gwenn is based in the Auckland office, having lost her way from her native France.

Brian is the resident  Southern Cross techo-guru ... and to be frank most of the rest of us don't understand what he does ... but he does it, it works and the network runs better for it! Brian works his magic from the Wellington office, though is hardly ever there spending most of his time at one of our many cable stations.

Brian has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years and suspiciously won't tell us what he does in his spare time ... though we suspect it's putting together tech gadgets for the CIA, MI5 or the next Peter Jackson film (may not be true).

Alan is based in our Wellington office and provides project, facilities, commercial and pricing support. Alan has been with Southern Cross for over 10 years having joined fromTelecom New Zealand.

Alan enjoys getting his hands dirty developing macro and VB code in his downtime.

Craige is the newest member of the Southern Cross team, having joined in late 2008, and is based in the Sydney office. Craige is responsible for the technical marketing aspects of the company, along with compilation of strategy, market analysis and competitive research, having found his way to Southern Cross by way of Optus and OTC Limited.

In his downtime Craige enjoys getting 'whooped' by his sons in Super Mario Bros, tinkering with technology and soccer coaching.