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ECTA’s regulatory affairs manager Erzsbet Fitori to take up her new role from 1 September.
The FTTH Council Europe this week named Erzsébet Fitori as its new director general, more than six months after the departure of her predecessor Hartwig Tauber.
Fitori currently serves as a director at the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA). Prior to that, she was head of regulatory affairs at Telenor Hungary.
"We are very confident that she will bring a lot of added value to the FTTH Council Europe at a crucial time for the entire digital sector," said FTTH Council Europe president Ronan Kelly, in a statement on Thursday.
"Europe has a unique opportunity to become a new ‘gigabit continent’ if it manages to unleash the force of fibre. But in order to move from 21% fibre coverage today to a fully fibred up continent, we need all fans of fibre – decision makers, operators, vendors, end-users etc – to work together," he said.
Fitori will take up her new role from 1 September.
She replaces Hartwig Tauber, who left the FTTH Council Europe in November 2015 having served as director general since 2007.
"I’m honoured to have been appointed as new director general of the FTTH Council Europe. I believe that as the EU is rewriting its telecoms rules, it is crucial for fibre to have a strong voice in the political debate. We should work together to make Europe a global digital leader and for that we have to lay the right base now," Fitori said. "Future-proof connectivity is the foundation of the digital era, therefore having competitive and affordable fibre for all should be a top priority."
