Liberty Global Names Stephen Van Rooyen as New Ziggo Group CEO Ahead of Planned Amsterdam Listing in 2027

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Current Sunrise CFO, Jany Fruytier, will take on the role of Chief Financial Officer of the combined groupBoth bring deep industry experience and will take up their roles on September 1st to lead preparations for the planned listing of Ziggo Group in Amsterdam in 2027Ziggo Group brings VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands and Telenet in Belgium together into a single Benelux group with a total of around 13m customers and €6.6bn ($7.7bn) of revenue*, with both businesses continuing to operate under their existing brands and leadership teams DENVER and LONDON, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) today announced that it intends to appoint VodafoneZiggo CEO Stephen van Rooyen as Chief Executive Officer of Ziggo Group, a newly-formed Benelux telecommunications company that will combine VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands and Telenet in Belgium, creating a scaled regional telecoms champion with 13m customers and €6.6bn ($7.7bn) of revenue. Mr van Rooyen brings extensive European telecoms and media leadership experience to the role and has led a turnaround at VodafoneZiggo over the past 18 months. He previously spent more than 17 years at Sky, where he served as CEO of Sky UK & Ireland and Chief Commercial Officer of the Sky Group. He will be joined by Jany Fruytier, who has been CFO of Sunrise in Switzerland since 2020, and played a key role in the growth and public listing of Liberty Global’s Swiss business, which has delivered significant shareholder returns. The new stand-alone group will provide sharper strategic and financial focus and a robust capital structure, giving Ziggo Group the agility to invest in innovative products and customer services, deliver digital-first customer experiences and respond more quickly to evolving customer needs. Ziggo Group is expected to be listed on Euronext Amsterdam in 2027, with 90% of shares proposed to be distributed to Liberty Global shareholders and 10% owned by Vodafone, as a result of the pending acquisition of their 50% interest in VodafoneZiggo. The listing will also provide local investors with the opportunity to invest in a regional telecoms business combining two converged national operators, with strong customer propositions and a compelling outlook for free cash flow generation and value creation over time. Mr van Rooyen will retain his role at VodafoneZiggo alongs...

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