Leslie Buckley

Mr. Buckley, recently appointed Vice Chairman of the Digicel Board, is one of Ireland's most respected business consultants and "company doctors". He was involved in the start-up of Esat Telecom Group plc and Esat Digifone Limited and held the position of Chief Operations Officer of Esat Telecom during 1996 and 1997.

Mr. Buckley established his own consultancy business in 1990 and has since been retained on a number of key public and private sector appointments. These include the reconstruction of Waterford Crystal plc, the reconstruction and sale of Irish Steel plc, consulting work with Irish Rail and the restructuring of Aer Lingus (Ireland's national airline).

Mr. Buckley was appointed to the Commission for Nursing by the Irish Minister for Health in 1997. Mr. Buckley is currently a director/chairman and shareholder of a number of Irish companies, including Irishjobs.ie, Communicorp Group Limited, Radio 2000 Limited and Globetech Technical Services Limited.