Truespeed appoints new Non-Executive Director

Bath-based full fibre broadband provider, Truespeed, has appointed a new Non-Executive Director.

Lisa Harrington joins the Board with over 25 years’ experience across the telecoms, professional services and education sectors.

Lisa’s previous experience includes her role as Chief Customer Officer at British Telecom (BT), Interim MD Of Infrastructure for Hyperoptic, and most recently, Managing Director of the UK’s biggest tech and cyber skills provider QA Ltd.

Alongside her extensive industry experience, Lisa champions mental health in the workplace and is a well-known advocate for diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) having founded the BT Tech Women programme.

Having already held a number of non-executive posts, Lisa will put her experience and expertise to use as Truespeed continues its scaling-up operations.

Lisa said, “I was drawn to Truespeed’s mission of ensuring whole communities can benefit from ultrafast broadband, and I am pleased to have joined the energetic and ambitious company at such a pivotal time having recently passed 50,000 premises. It’s great to be part of a regional, purpose-led business and I look forward to enabling its accelerated growth in the future.”

James Lowther, CEO of Truespeed, added, “Lisa is a great addition to the Truespeed Board, whose knowledge and expertise will prove indispensable as we rapidly expand our network and continue to evolve and grow as a company. Lisa’s valuable perspective and future vision will be a huge attribute to Truespeed and I look forward to working alongside Lisa as we move towards reaching our next milestone.”

Founded in 2014, Truespeed delivers full fibre broadband to hard to reach homes and businesses. By building a brand new infrastructure, the firm is able to deliver 10 gigabit-capable full fibre broadband directly into premises, providing a high-performance, highly reliable connection, and future-proofed connectivity.