Fiber network operator CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings PLC named Steve Holliday as its nonexecutive chairman, effective immediately.
Holliday was CEO of British utilities company National Grid PLC, according to a Sept. 17 statement.
The new appointee is expected to support CityFibre's plan to roll out wholesale fiber infrastructure to more than 5 million premises across the U.K. by 2025, in line with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pledge.
CityFibre is reportedly among several bidders seeking to take over TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC's broadband venture FibreNation.
