Digicel Barbados Board

Mr. O'Brien is a graduate of University College Dublin (B.A. in History and Politics) and Boston College (MBA in Corporate Finance). In November 1989, Mr. O'Brien won a local radio licence for Dublin, Ireland and established Radio 2000 Limited (trading as 98FM).

In 1994, Mr O'Brien established Radio Investments N.V., which owns six radio stations broadcasting on 14 frequencies across the Czech Republic. The company also owns Radio Net, a national sales house, which represents 25 independent commercial radio stations throughout the Czech Republic. In 2000, Mr. O'Brien's company won an additional radio licence for Dublin for a dance music radio station, Spin FM. Mr. O'Brien's radio business presently employs in excess of 350 people between Ireland and the Czech Republic.

In 1991, he established Esat Telecom in Ireland, which became the first company to compete against the former state-owned telephone company, Telecom Eireann (now eircom). He also established Esat Digifone Limited and won Ireland's second GSM license, to compete against the then state-owned telephone company's mobile section, Eircell. In January 2001, Mr. O'Brien sold Esat Telecom Group plc to British Telecom Group plc for US$2.9 billion. In November 1998, Mr. O'Brien was voted Ireland's inaugural "Entrepreneur of the Year" in the global competition organised and sponsored by Ernst & Young.

In June 1999, the Prime Minister of Ireland, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., appointed Mr. O'Brien as Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which were held in Dublin in June 2003 - and for the first time in its history outside of the USA. The games were the largest sporting event in the world in 2003 and will include athletes from almost every country in the world.

Mr. O'Brien co-financed the establishment of VersaTel Telecom (Holland's second telephone company) and provided telecommunications support and advice to the company during its first three years. In 1998, Mr O' Brien purchased the world-renowned golfing and property resort, Quinta do Lago S.A. in the Algarve, Portugal. He has recently strengthened his golfing investments through the purchase of PGA European Tour Courses plc which owns golf courses in England, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Portugal.

Mr. O'Brien is a director and shareholder of numerous other companies including the Bank of Ireland, Media Lab Europe, Quinta do Lago S.A. (Portugal), e-via Spa (Italy), Communicorp Group Limited (Ireland) and 360 Networks (Canada).

PJ is the Chairman of Mara & Associates, a firm that he founded in 1992, which acts as advisors in the areas of financial planning, public relations and public affairs to financial institutions, public companies and trans-national corporations. Also in 1992, he was appointed Media Relations Adviser to Guinness Peat Aviation, the Irish-based aircraft leasing group.

PJ is one of Ireland’s most highly respected political advisors. In 1983, following a brief period as a Member of the Irish Senate, he was appointed Press Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Fianna Fáil, in the Irish Parliament and continued in this role until 1987 when he became Press Secretary to the Prime Minister and Government of Ireland. He ran Fianna Fáil's national election campaigns in 1997 and 2002, both of which proved successful for the party.

PJ served on the board of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which took almost four years to organise and was the first such Games to take place outside of the USA in its 36 year history. It was also the world's largest sporting event for 2003, featuring 7,000 athletes, from more than 150 countries, participating in 21 sports.

Since 2003, PJ Mara has acted as an Advisor to the Prime Minister and Government of Croatia.

Greg Sparks is a founder partner of FGS - a firm of business advisors and consultants with offices in Dublin and Belfast. Greg has over 20 years' professional experience in accountancy and corporate finance. His areas of expertise include corporate finance, programme planning and implementation and change management.

Recent projects in which Greg has been involved include the restructuring negotiations at The Irish Times; advising the response to Irish government plans on liberalisation of the electricity industry; advising Aer Lingus on the selection of a strategic partner for the airline as well as restructuring negotiations.

Greg has advised a number of clients in negotiations with banks, including developing and agreeing revised financial structures to enable companies to grow and prosper.

Mr. Lynch joined Mossel in May 2000 as Chief Operating Officer for Jamaica, having worked in a consulting capacity over the previous months. A year after the successful launch of the company, Mr. Lynch was named Chief Executive Officer.

He continued his successful trend of making the Digicel brand, one to be reckoned with. In his new role as Group Chief Executive Officer, Seamus spear-headed successful lauches in six (6) other Caribbean Islands. After a four year long journey, Seamus has been appointed an official Digicel Board member. Mr. Lynch obtained a Bachelor of commerce from University College Dublin in 1989 and an MBS in International Marketing a year later. In 1991 Mr. Lynch joined Telecom Eireann (now Eircom) in their New Enterprise department identifying new businesses opportunities for the company. In 1993 he was transferred to Eircell (Eircom’s mobile arm) as GSM Sales Development Manager. He later joined Esat Telecom as Bid Director and within two years assisted in the successful acquisition of the GSM license. Mr. Lynch then transferred to project management, where he helped to set up East Digifone and not long after was promoted to National Sales Manager.

David Sykes, age 58 Non Executive Director, started his career in Allied Irish Banks and subsequently worked for 15 years with Trinity Bank Ltd. in Ireland.

In 1990, David joined Riada Stockbrokers and is currently an Associate of Dolmen Securities Ltd, an Irish-based independent stockbroking and investment management firm.

David manages the family office of our Chairman Denis O'Brien and is a Director of a number of other companies. He was appointed to the Board on 3 May 2006.

Sir Julian Horn-Smith, is the Chairman of The Sage Group plc and one of the founding members of The Vodafone Group Plc. Considered the principle architect in the development of Vodafone’s Global Strategy, Sir Julian joined Vodafone in 1984 as a Marketing Executive and was appointed to the Board in 1996, after becoming the Chief Operating Officer of the Group in 2001. Sir Julian was then appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer in January 2005, a post he held until his retirement in July 2006. Age 58, Sir Julian’s other Non-Executive directorships include: Lloyds TSB Group Plc, Smiths Group Plc and the Altimo Advisory Board.

Some twenty-three companies, with a combined asset base of US$40 million and an annual turnover of approximately US$75 million, report to Mr. Williams. These businesses include Farming, Manufacturing, Property Development, Warehousing, Equipment Rental, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Contracting, Yacht Charter, Car Hire, Well Drilling, Water Desalination and Film Making – some of these in joint ventures with other companies. Born in Barbados in July 1942, “Bizzy” as he is affectionately known, holds an Upper Second Class Honours degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the West Indies.

His ability to expand and control such a range of companies has gained him the 2000 Ernst & Young Caribbean Entrepreneur of the Year Award and in 2001, the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Multiple Business Creation, which he won in Monte Carlo from participants drawn from a total of 19 countries. An avid sailor, Mr. Williams launched Tiami (his acronym for This Is A Moving Investment) Catamaran Cruises in Barbados – a concept that spawned a multi-million dollar business in Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Kitts, employing over 150 people and providing tours each day for hundreds of visitors to the islands – one of the enduring examples of his creativity and business acumen. Williams Industries Inc. is owned by 147 Barbadians who are members of the Williams Industries Inc. team.

The company has as its main objective, the development of a business concept which amounts to a long-term plan that gradually transfers ownership from the original founders to the long-serving people who have worked to build the company. This is an excellent illustration of concerting the providers of labour to the owners of capital. Williams Industries Inc. perceives itself as a 50:50 joint venture between capital and labour. The company also has a policy of seeking out partners in business who have technology that the company does not but who need Williams Industries Inc.’s local knowledge and ability to get things done in Barbados to make joint ventures successful.

Mr. Simpson is regarded as one of the most outstanding Caribbean entrepreneurs of his time. His company, the Simpson Motors Group, is the leading automotive and commercial dealership in Barbados. The company represents Mercedes Benz, Suzuki, Isuzu, Skoda, Chrysler, Daewoo, Opel, General Motors and Porsche, as well as JCB, Bobcat, Ingersoll Rand and Toyota Forklifts. Simpson Motors has been the market leader in automotive sales for over two decades and maintains a high level of customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Mr. Simpson’s business interests span the entire Caribbean region and parts of South and Latin America.