Quickline expands leadership team to support continued growth

(L-R) Dan Hague, Julian Burton, Sean Royce, Julia Dettmar

The appointment of three experienced executives supports the company’s recent successes in securing four government contracts under the Project Gigabit programme.

Valued at approximately £300 million in public funding, these contracts will bring full fibre broadband with public funding to almost 170,000 premises, and in total, some 360,000 rural homes and businesses which are in dire need of improved connectivity, when adding in Quickline’s associated commercial build.

The network expansion across Yorkshire and the majority of Lincolnshire is well underway with customers already being taken out of broadband poverty and getting connected to the new full fibre network being built in rural communities including Escrick in North Yorkshire, Woodsetts in South Yorkshire and Wroot in North Lincolnshire.

To support the acquisition, connection and retention of customers, a new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) role has been created to ensure end-to-end accountability across these areas.

Julian Burton takes up this position, overseeing all sales activities, customer appointments, and managing customer support and retention. With 24 years of experience in the telecoms and technology sectors, Julian has held senior commercial and sales roles at companies such as Digicel, O2, Tesco, CPW, and Vodafone. He brings a proven track record of driving sustainable, profitable sales growth across both B2C and B2B channels, delivering world class customer service as well as developing high-performing teams.

Julia Dettmar has been appointed into the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary, where she leads corporate governance and legal affairs. A qualified solicitor with more than 20 years of experience, Julia has held senior positions within in-house legal teams, including more than a decade at Cable & Wireless and Vodafone UK. She brings extensive experience in advising on complex and strategic contracts.

Dan Hague, appointed as Project Gigabit Delivery Director, played a key role in submitting the bids for the government contracts and is now responsible for overseeing them. Dan has a wealth of experience and a comprehensive background in fibre and telecoms, having held senior positions at GoFibre, Hyperoptic, Cityfibre and BT Openreach. His successful history in both bid and delivery across Superfast and Project Gigabit contracts makes him a valuable asset to Quickline.

CEO at Quickline, Sean Royce, said: “As we continue to scale up the business it is imperative that we have the right team in place to lead the way through our next chapter of growth. These appointments of highly experienced executives, which were made ahead of our Project Gigabit wins, position us well for the future. I am delighted to have Julian, Julia and Dan on board to help steer Quickline through the next exciting part of our journey.”