Newsroom/Leadership/28 Sep 2020

Darren Ridge returns as Onecom CEO

Founder Darren Ridge returned as Onecom chief executive after Ben Dowd left for personal reasons.

Founder Darren Ridge took back the CEO role after Ben Dowd left for personal reasons. Onecom then operated from its Whiteley HQ and 10 regional offices.

Key facts
  • 01Ridge founded Onecom 18 years earlier
  • 02Dowd had been CEO for nearly two years
  • 03Onecom ran 10 regional offices
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