London, 1st November 2016– Cerillion plc (AIM: CER), a leading provider of billing, charging and customer management solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alistair Carwardine as its new Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific. Based in Sydney, Alistair is responsible for leading Cerillion’s expansion in the region, including managing existing customer and partner relationships in Australia and New Zealand, as well as developing new business and guiding Cerillion strategy across the broader Asia Pacific region.

Alistair is a highly successful telecoms delivery executive, with more than 25 years’ experience in a variety of senior technical and management positions at companies including AOL7, Orion Telecommunications (Ireland), Commander and most recently as Technology Director of M2 Group Ltd. Prior to this, Alistair served 15 years as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy.

Alistair commented: “As Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific, my mandate is to provide a regional focus to Cerillion’s account management and sales functions, as well as building a local team of experts to expand and enhance our delivery capabilities. Cerillion’s pre-integrated Enterprise BSS/OSS suite and powerful SaaS billing and subscription management solutions are ideally suited to the market here in Asia Pacific and I am excited by the new business opportunities the region offers.”

“With an established client base in Southeast Asia and Australia it is crucial for Cerillion to provide local expertise to support the growth and development of these customers,” added Louis Hall, CEO, Cerillion plc. “Alistair’s experience and track record of delivery made him the ideal candidate to establish our new regional presence and I am delighted to welcome him to the Cerillion team.”