Company Press Release:
 
O2 Strengthens Management Team in Asia with Key Appointments
Appointments underline O2's commitment to customer and operational
excellence as it aggressively expands in the region including India

New Delhi, 7 Jun 2006 - O2 today strengthens its Asia Pacific management team with the appointment of Guillaume Debrosse as Chief Operating Officer and Sean Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer. Both appointments underscore O2's commitment to delivering excellent customer service and operational efficiency as it expands into new markets, including some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the Middle East.
 
Guillaume Debrosse has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) and is responsible for O2 Asia Pacific's entire regional operations, from project management, delivery and testing to supply chain management and after-sales support services. Debrosse's key focus is to ensure prompt time-to-market for O2's converged mobile devices and excellent service experience for O2's customers.
 
Prior to this role, Debrosse was the Chief Financial Officer at O2 Asia Pacific, a role he assumed since the de-merger from BT plc. He was instrumental in successfully turning O2 Asia Pacific into a profitable and cash flow positive business with a six-time revenue increase and an EBITDA multiplied by 15 over the last three years.
 
Sean Wilkins succeeds Debrosse as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for O2 Asia Pacific. In his capacity as CFO, Wilkins oversees all O2's financial and legal operations in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets.

Sean Wilkins joins O2 Asia Pacific from O2 UK where he was Head of Finance and Business Development for Wholesale. Wilkins has made significant contribution to O2's partnership with Tesco Mobile and successfully developed a completely new and vital business sector and helped achieved the million-customers mark within a span of two years.

Both Debrosse and Wilkins are based in Singapore and report directly to Mark Billington, Chief Executive Officer, O2 Asia Pacific.


About O2 Asia Pacific
O2 Asia Pacific is a member of the O2 group, a leading provider of mobile communications services in Europe with more than 35 million active mobile customers.

O2 Asia Pacific provides consumers throughout Asia Pacific and Middle East with innovative, premium mobile data devices and services that enhance everyday business solutions and lifestyle needs. The company is headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Australia, Malaysia and Korea and with a sister company in Hong Kong; apart from Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, it also distributes in India and the Indian subcontinent, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Middle East and the Philippines.