New men to stamp their authority at Jersey Post
A self-made multi-millionaire telecoms entrepreneur has been given the job of securing the future of Jersey Post.
Gary Whipp, who only moved to the Island three years ago, has been appointed as head of a new division named the enterprise group and responsible for plotting a course for the utility business in the world of digital mail and online deliveries.
The colourful businessman owns the Club 72 nightspot on the Esplanade, which is run by his wife Tracey, and is also currently chief executive of telecom company Newtel Solutions. Mr Whipp was already a non-executive director of Jersey Post, but will takeover as head of the new division from 1 April.
The other division, the traditional postal business, will be headed by long-serving Jersey Post employee Ian Carr, who joined in 1975 and became operations director in 1999. Since then, Mr Carr has developed and led some major changes in postal services to improve efficiency and quality.
However, the ‘restructure’ will mean the departure of chief executive John Pinel after 14 years in the position. Commercial director Andrew Starkey is also leaving Jersey Post after only 18 months in the job.
