Enet chief steps down ahead of awarding of broadband contract

Enet consortium is sole remaining bidder for National Broadband Plan after Eir pulled out

Enet chief executive Conal Henry (right, with former minister for finance Michael Noonan and Enet director Michael Tiernan) has made a surprise departure from the telco. Photograph: Kieran Clancy

Enet chief executive Conal Henry (right, with former minister for finance Michael Noonan and Enet director Michael Tiernan) has made a surprise departure from the telco. Photograph: Kieran Clancy

The chief executive of Enet, the sole remaining bidder in the Government’s broadband process, has stepped down just weeks after placing the telco in pole position to win the State contract.

The surprise departure of Conal Henry, who has spearheaded Enet’s bid for the National Broadband Plan (NPB) from the start, comes in the wake of Eir’s exit last month and adds another twist to the Government’s increasingly fragmented procurement process. Neither the company nor Mr Henry gave an explanation for his sudden exit.

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