Team profile

Chris Newall

Chief Executive Officer

Chris leads Ontix’s strategy and growth as Chief Executive Officer, focusing on customer value, disciplined delivery and reliable connectivity.

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Role

Chief Executive Officer

Joined Ontix

September 2025

Experience

More than 30 years in telecommunications

About Chris

Chris is a telecommunications executive with more than 30 years’ experience across network technology, infrastructure and professional services. He combines commercial leadership with a practical understanding of how connectivity programmes move from strategy to delivery.

Role at Ontix

Chris is responsible for the strategic direction and performance of Ontix. He works with customers, partners and the leadership team to develop practical responses to the UK’s changing connectivity needs.

His focus is aligning customer priorities, disciplined delivery and long-term network performance across Ontix’s small cell, neutral host and indoor connectivity services.

Chris brings a commercially grounded perspective to technical and operational decisions. His approach emphasises clear choices, effective partnerships and defined outcomes for customers and the communities Ontix serves.

Areas of expertise

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Telecommunications and digital infrastructure strategy

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Executive and commercial leadership

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Customer and partner engagement

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Network modernisation

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Small cell and neutral host connectivity

Career experience

Before joining Ontix in September 2025, Chris was Sales & Strategy Director at Clarke Telecom and previously Chief Commercial Officer at Indigo Telecom Group.

Earlier, he spent ten years at Ciena, most recently as EMEA Vice President for Strategic Sales. His experience spans commercial strategy, customer engagement and business growth across hardware, software and services.

Professional memberships

Member, Institute of Directors
Fellow, Association of Professional Sales

In Chris’s words

The UK’s connectivity needs are changing quickly. Our job is to help customers make clear choices, then deliver them with discipline, so the network keeps performing long after the installation is finished.