Vanessa has over 15 years senior management experience within some of the most successful telecommunications companies around the globe.

She was appointed CEO of Digicel Pacific in June 2006, and holds responsibility for the overall management, performance and growth of one of the most dynamic and fast-growing companies in the Pacific region.  The company presently has operations in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga, employing over 900 people across the region.

Prior to taking up her present role in Digicel Pacific, Vanessa held a number of positions within Digicel Caribbean, which she joined in August 2003, including General Manager (Digicel Anguilla), Commercial Director (Digicel Trinidad & Tobago) and Marketing Director (Digicel Haiti).  Vanessa also worked on the rollout and launch of the company’s networks in Barbados and the Cayman Islands.

Before joining Digicel, Vanessa worked with the Caudwell Group, one of the largest phone distributors in the world.  Prior to this, she worked in Ireland at Eircell (now Vodafone) and Eircom, the national landline operator in Ireland.

Vanessa was educated in Marketing and Project Management at the Irish Management Institution, the Dublin Institute of Technology and University College Dublin.