Jabbor Kayumov, the chief executive officer of Digicel Jamaica, has decided to step down from the role, it was announced Tuesday. Stephen Murad, a long-time leader at the telecommunications company, will replace him.

Kayumov joined Digicel in June 2018 as CEO of Digicel Trinidad & Tobago. His two-and-a-half-year tenure there, followed by two-plus years leading Digicel Jamaica, saw him turning his customer obsession into tangible benefits for consumer and business customers in the form of new products and services.

“Jabbor placed an even greater focus on value and significant network expansions and service improvements – all of which translated into better performance and a better experience for customers,” a release from the company read.

Murad has been with Digicel in the Caribbean for eight years where he held a number of senior commercial roles for the Digicel group in Jamaica and served in CEO roles for the company at the regional level and in the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda.

Commenting on the transition, Digicel Group CEO, Oliver Coughlan, said; “With the Digicel Jamaica business going from strength to strength and our highly skilled teams dedicated, motivated and delivering excellent outcomes for our customers and our communities, Jabbor has much to be proud of. As we say farewell to him and wish him well in his new adventure with his family in Dubai, I would like to thank him most sincerely.”

In welcoming Murad, Coughlan said; “I am confident that Stephen will build on the great work that Jabbor has done and that customers will continue to enjoy and benefit from the best service, network and value promise that we are always laser-focused on delivering for them. Stephen is an engaged and empathetic leader and a standout performer – and even better, he loves Jamaica. He is raring to go and we are excited to welcome him to the Jamaica team.”