VodafoneZiggo Group Holding

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is a

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between Vodafone Plc and Ziggo B.V., announced in February 2016, approved by the

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in August 2016 and completed in December 2016. VodafoneZiggo is

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Leadership

After the founding,

Jeroen Hoencamp Jeroen Hoencamp (born 27 August 1966) is a Dutch businessman who currently serves as chief executive officer (CEO) of VodafoneZiggo since 1 January 2017. Early life He is from the Netherlands. He gained a bachelor's degree in Business from Nyenro ...

was appointed

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of VodafoneZiggo since 2016. Hoencamp was previously CEO of Vodafone Ireland since 2010. He remains CEO as of 2019.

Vodafone Netherlands

* In 1995, Libertel was founded. * In 1995, BelCompany was also founded. * In 1999, Libertel went public (as Libertel NV, renamed to Vodafone Libertel NV in 2000). * In 2003,

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acquired Vodafone Libertel N.V., and in 2007 changed business type from N.V. to

, forming Vodafone Libertel B.V. * In 2004, mITE Systems B.V. was founded. * In 2011, Vodafone Libertel bought BelCompany. * In 2012, Vodafone Libertel acquired Telespectrum Telecommunicatie B.V. * In 2015, Vodafone Libertel acquired mITE Systems B.V. * In December 2016, Vodafone Libertel B.V. became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo.

Ziggo

* In 1970,

Casema Casema (Centrale Antenne Systemen Exploitatie Maatschappij) was a major Dutch provider of cable television, internet and telephone services until the merger with Multikabel and @Home to Ziggo on 16 May 2008. The company was mainly active in and a ...

was founded (cable television provider, later including internet and telephone services over cable). * In 1984, Multikabel was founded (cable television provider, later including internet service over cable). * In 1996,

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was founded (internet service provider), later known as Essent Kabelcom. * In 1998,

UPC Nederland UPC Nederland ( en, UPC Netherlands) was the second largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing cable television (digital and analogue), broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers. In early 2015 ...

was founded. (cable and internet service provider). *

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and

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bought Multikabel in 2005, and Casema and @Home in 2006. * In 2008,

Ziggo Ziggo Holding B.V. () is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers. History The company is the result of the merger between ...

was created by merging Casema, Multikabel, and @Home. * In 2012, Ziggo went public on (as Ziggo NV). * In 2014,

Liberty Global Liberty Global plc is a British-Dutch-American multinational telecommunications company with headquarters in London, Amsterdam and Denver. Its respective legal names are Liberty Global Plc, Liberty Global B.V. and Liberty Global, Inc., with t ...

acquired Ziggo (now Ziggo Holding B.V). * In 2015, Ziggo merged with

. * In December 2016, Ziggo Holding B.V became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo.

Subsidiaries of Ziggo N.V.

From their annual report of 2013: * Zesko B.V. * Ziggo Bond Company Holding B.V. * Ziggo Bond Company B.V. * Amsterdamse Beheer- en Consultingmaatschappij B.V. * Torenspits II B.V. * Ziggo B.V. * Ziggo Netwerk B.V. * Esprit Telecom B.V. * Breezz Nederland B.V. * Ziggo Netwerk II B.V. * ZUM B.V. (50%) * ZUMB B.V. (50%) * HBO Nederland Coöperatief U.A (50%)

References

External links

* {{Liberty Global Vodafone Liberty Global Companies of the Netherlands Telecommunications in the Netherlands