International career ahead for Telenet talent

Inge Smidts, Senior Vice President residential marketing, is to become Chief Marketing Officer at Liberty Global.

- Inge Smidts, Senior Vice President residential marketing of Telenet, takes over as Chief Marketing Officer at Liberty Global as of 1st September. Jeroen Bronselaer, the current Vice President Product Entertainment, will become the new Senior Vice President Residential Marketing of Telenet and member of the Senior Leadership Team. Smidts' appointment once again proves that Telenet talent is well respected in the international cable and telecommunications world.

Inge Smidts, who currently heads the Residential Marketing Department at Telenet, will take up the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Liberty Global. In this role, Inge Smidts will be responsible for translating "the voice of the customer" into relevant customer propositions and will help Liberty Global affiliates to deliver the best connectivity and entertainment products and services in their markets.

John Porter, CEO of Telenet commented: "The promotion of Inge Smidts is a tribute to all the Telenet talent and recognition of the successful implementation of our strategy. The advantage of being closely linked to an international group like Liberty Global creates tremendous opportunities for our people. Together with her very experienced team, she has managed to introduce such brilliantly successful products as King and Kong, Whop and Whoppa, Play and Play More and - this month - Play Sports. I'd like to thank Inge for her strenuous efforts in helping build Telenet as an innovative, customer-focused company."

Jeroen Bronselaer, currently Vice President Product Entertainment of Telenet, will succeed Inge Smidts and will be named Senior Vice President Residential Marketing. Jeroen Bronselaer will become a member of the SLT and will report to John Porter.

John Porter: "I'm delighted to announce that Jeroen Bronselaer will take over as Senior Vice President Residential Marketing of Telenet. Jeroen is an outstanding manager, with a proven track record in the media business, and a strong personality that will take Telenet to the next level of connected entertainment. I wish Jeroen every success with his new challenge".

These appointments will be effective 1 September 2015. Inge Smidts will continue to operate from Mechelen.

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As a provider of entertainment and telecommunication services in Belgium, Telenet group is always looking for the perfect experience in the digital world for its customers. Under the brand name Telenet, the company focuses on offering digital television, high-speed Internet and fixed and mobile telephony services to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels.

Under the brand name BASE, it supplies mobile telephony, internet and television in Belgium. The Telenet Business department serves the business market in Belgium and Luxembourg with connectivity, hosting and security solutions. More than 3,000 employees have one aim in mind: making living and working easier and more pleasant.

Telenet group is part of Telenet Group Holding NV and is a 100% owned subsidiary of Liberty Global. Liberty Global is one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, innovating and empowering people in six countries across Europe to make the most of the digital revolution. For more information, we refer to www.telenet.be

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