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Bartlett was known for his “big, bold, courageous ideas”, he said. “It’s hard to imagine Kordia being the place it is today without Scott’s relentless drive evolving the business beyond our comfort zone to new heights. He will be sorely missed by everyone here.” Bartlett joined Kordia New Zealand as chief executive in 2012, and took up the Kordia Group chief executive role in 2016, Rendell said. He was also a non-executive director with ASB and a council member at the University of Waikato.
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Scott Bartlett in 2011 when he was Orcon s chief executive. Previous roles included chief executive of internet companies Orcon and Quik Internet, director of the New Zealand Telecommunications Forum and the Number Administration Deed, and a councillor for Internet NZ, Rendell said.
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Former Kordia CEO Scott Bartlett succumbs to cancer
Death of industry leader announced with deep sadness
Scott Bartlett (Kordia) Credit: Kordia
Scott Bartlett, the former CEO of state-owned broadcast, networking and ICT provider Kordia, has died, aged 40, after a battle with brain cancer.
Kordia announced Bartlett s death on 15 December with deep sadness , describing his fight as valiant and courageous.
“Scott was one of the most respected business leaders in New Zealand, said Kordia group acting CEO Shaun Rendell.
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Network changes fix fast fibre roadblocks identified by Comcom
Tow retailers and one local fibre company make changes to improve performance of elite plan
Tristan Gilbertson (Telecommunications Commissioner) Credit: Supplied
An investigation into the variable performance of super fast Fibre Max plans has helped multiple providers identify changes that could be made to improve performance.
A report by Commerce Commission monitoring agent SamKnows identified variable optical network terminal (ONT) performance (the modem in the user s premises), peering issues and a potential Linux kernel bug and said most of these have been resolved while fixes were under development for the rest.