Digicel Group has appointed Leopoldo Gutierrez as group chief financial officer, effective May 1.

The company said that Mr Gutierrez was an experienced finance executive with 20-plus years in global operations, 15 of them with Latin America operator Tigo in a variety of senior finance roles. He is particularly skilled in managing complexity, driving change, seizing growth opportunities and optimising costs.

An El Salvador national, Mr Gutierrez has served as VP Finance Operations for Tigo, based in Miami, since December 2019. Before that, he was CFO for Tigo in Colombia for seven years.

Mr Gutierrez, who will be based in Kingston, Jamaica, said: “Digicel has an amazing track record of connecting the unconnected and impact investing to benefit customers, communities and countries. I am proud to join a team that is laser focused on driving opportunities for all.”