Dutch telecommunications company
VodafoneZiggo Group B.V. is a Dutchjoint venture betweenVodafone Group Plc andLiberty Global Plc , announced in February 2016,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] European Commission in August 2016[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
VodafoneZiggo isheadquartered inUtrecht .[ 9]
After the founding,Jeroen Hoencamp was appointedCEO of VodafoneZiggo since 2016.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
On 21 May 2024,Vodafone Group Plc andLiberty Global announced the appointment of Stephen van Rooyen as the CEO of VodafoneZiggo, effective from September 2024. Van Rooyen, previously CEO ofSky UK & Ireland , will succeed Jeroen Hoencamp, who retired, with Ritchy Drost serving as interim CEO until van Rooyen assumes the role.[ 15]
Vodafone Netherlands [ edit ] In 1995,Libertel was founded. In 1995,BelCompany was also founded. In 1999, Libertelwent public , and renamed to Vodafone Libertel in 2000. In 2003,Vodafone acquired Vodafone Libertel. In 2004, mITE Systems was founded.[ 16] In 2011, Vodafone Libertel bought BelCompany. In 2012, Vodafone Libertel acquired Telespectrum Telecommunicatie. In 2015, Vodafone Libertel acquired mITE Systems. In December 2016, Vodafone Libertel became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo. In 1970,Casema was founded (cable television provider, later including internet and telephone services over cable). In 1984, Multikabel was founded (cable television provider, later including internet service over cable). In 1996,@Home Network was founded (internet service provider), later known as Essent Kabelcom. In 1998,UPC Nederland was founded. (cable and internet service provider). Warburg Pincus andCinven bought Multikabel in 2005,[ 17] [ 18] In 2008,Ziggo was created by merging Casema, Multikabel, and @Home. In 2012, Ziggo went public on. In 2014,Liberty Global acquired Ziggo. In 2015, Ziggo merged withUPC Nederland . In December 2016, Ziggo became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo. ^ Alex Scroxton (February 16, 2016)."Vodafone and Liberty Global to merge in Netherlands" . Computer Weekly. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2016 . ^ Andrew Trotman, Kate Palmer (February 16, 2016)."Vodafone and Liberty Global announce Dutch tie-up" . The Telegraph. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2016 . ^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone to merge their Dutch operations" .Vodafone . Archived fromthe original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved1 January 2017 .^ "Vodafone, Liberty Global welcome merger clearance" . Advanced Television. August 4, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2016 .^ Avery, Greg; Harden, Mark (December 31, 2016)."Liberty Global Completes $3.7B Netherlands Joint-Venture Deal With Vodafone" . Denver Business Journal. RetrievedFebruary 24, 2017 . ^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch joint venture, creating a fully-converged national communications operator" (PDF) . VodafoneZiggo. 31 December 2016.^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch JV" .markets.ft.com .Financial Times . 3 January 2017. Retrieved2018-06-04 .^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch joint venture, creating a fully-converged national communications operator" .www.vodafone.com . 31 December 2016. Archived fromthe original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved2018-06-04 .^ "VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V." Company.Info (in Dutch). Retrieved2018-06-04 .^ "VodafoneZiggo van start" .Broadband TV Nieuws (in Dutch). 2017-01-09. Retrieved2022-05-30 .^ "VodafoneZiggo opent hoofdkantoor in Hoog Catharijne" .www.channelweb.nl (in Dutch). 2017-10-16. Archived fromthe original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved2022-05-30 .^ "VodafoneZiggo to open central office in Utrecht" .vodafoneziggo.nl . 2017-10-12. Retrieved2022-05-30 .[permanent dead link ^ "New Vodafone Irish chief is named" .RTE.ie . Retrieved2022-05-30 .^ "PSV doet mee aan grote 5G-test in Eindhoven" .www.channelweb.nl (in Dutch). 2019-03-29. Archived fromthe original on 2022-08-28. Retrieved2022-05-30 .^ swenden (2024-05-21)."Stephen van Rooyen Appointed CEO of VodafoneZiggo" .Liberty Global . Retrieved2024-05-23 . ^ "Hoofdkantoor mITE Systems B.V.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg" .www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved2018-06-03 .^ "Multikabel verkocht aan investeerder" .Algemeen Dagblad . 6 October 2005. Archived fromthe original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved2018-06-03 .^ "Multikabel verkocht aan investeerder | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl" .www.nu.nl . 6 October 2005. Retrieved2018-06-03 .
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