As Interim Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Operating Officer, Maarten Boute brings a wealth of experience in managing complex operations to this role, which will be pivotal in building out the next phase of success for the Digicel Group. A longstanding member of the Digicel family and former CEO of Digicel Haiti, Maarten also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Digicel Haiti.

During his time in Haiti, Maarten oversaw the company’s expansion and was involved, at the community level, with a number of social enterprise ventures; and still remains actively involved as a director for several of these companies. Over the years, Maarten has demonstrated a strong track record of excellence and always aims to optimise business functions and increase profitability. His expertise has been instrumental in driving Digicel Haiti's success, particularly in navigating the country's dynamic and rapidly evolving telecommunications industry in spite of the many challenges.

Prior to joining Digicel, Maarten was Group CEO at Effortel Group, Europe’s largest MVNE and JV partner of the Carrefour MVNO initiative.