New Finance Director Appointed at TalkTalk Group Back to Media Releases

17th November 2008 AOL Broadband, the leading online interactive services provider in the UK, is delighted to announce that Brian Barry has been promoted to the position of Financial Director of Customer Services Finance, Residential for TalkTalk Group. Barry will continue to work in AOL Broadband’s Waterford operation, which provides customer support for AOL customers in the UK. The new role will also cover the UK based Talk Talk business.

AOL Broadband was acquired by the Talk Talk Group in 2006 to help the group expand their broadband offering in the UK. Barry joined AOL Broadband in 2005 as Financial Director for Member Services. Prior to this he held various financial accountant roles in companies such as Bausch and Lomb Ireland Ltd and Luxottica Ireland Ltd. He has provided consultancy and advisory services to a number of multinationals in pharmaceutical and automotive manufacturing, with extensive experience in providing support to clients with regard to management buy-outs, voluntary liquidation and interim financial control.

He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has an MBA from Waterford Institute of Technology. In his new role, Barry is responsible for all aspects of financial management and reporting and works closely with other board members in delivering AOL Broadband's growth strategy. "I am very excited about my appointment. It's a great opportunity and I look forward to continuing to work with the team here in Waterford to capitalise on AOL Broadband’s strong position and to work towards ever improving financial performance.” Commenting on the new appointment, Alain Meric, Executive Director, AOL Broadband said, “I am pleased to welcome Brian Barry as Financial Director for Talk Talk Group's Customer Service Division. Having worked with him closely I hold him in high regard and know he will continue to be of enormous value to the Talk Talk Group.”

Media Contact Information

Media Contact at TalkTalk

Elaine Connolly
Senior Communications Manager, TalkTalk Residential Customer Service.
T: 051 333 298 E: Elaine.Connolly@aolbb.co.uk

About TalkTalk

TalkTalk, launched in February 2003, is the home phone and broadband company from The Carphone Warehouse. It now has over 4 million customers and is the largest supplier of Broadband to residential homes in the UK.  AOL Broadband was acquired by Carphone Warehouse in October 2006.

TalkTalk Waterford manages the customer support function for TalkTalk & AOL UK customers. Established in 1998, TalkTalk Waterford employs in excess of 700 employees.Follow TalkTalk on Twitter and on our blog: http://www.twitter.com/talktalktips and http://www.talktalkblog