YEARBOOK
CONTENT PAGE
CEO’s Message 2
Our History
4-5
Timeline 6 - 17
Departments
20 - 21
Finance 22 - 25
Marketing 26 - 29
Technical & IT 30 - 35
Field Services 36 - 43
Customer Experience & Sales 44 - 53
HRA 54 - 55
Corporate Development 56 - 57
Contractors 58 - 59
Life at Cable & Wireless
Christmas Party 60 - 61
Cable Tunes Awards 62 - 65
Birthday Bash 66 - 73
Sports Day 74 - 81
At Work 82 - 83
Loyalty Awards 84 - 95
Signature, Quote, Comments 96 - 97
100 - 103
Contents 1
MCEEOSS’sAGE
Cable and Wireless Seychelles (‘CWS’) came into
existence in 1893, 125 years ago. Its existence and
history is tightly woven into the cultural fabric of
Seychelles, making CWS the most iconic business.
Almost everyone in Seychelles has a close friend or
family who is associated with CWS. CWS has evolved
with the people of Seychelles. It has been ever present
through easy and hard times, through peace and war
times, through happy and sad times, from colonial to
independent times; always serving Seychellois and
keeping them connected to each other and to the world.
CWS is not just a service provider, it forms part of the
kindred Seychellois community. This is why CWS cares
deeply about Seychelles and has touched and moved
generations not only by being an operator but also
through its extensive Foundation and CSR activities.
If you wanted to send a message from Seychelles to a
family member or business partner overseas in 1893,
the fastest way that you would do this is through a
telegram message. The alternative was by ship which
took several weeks or months. The telegraph enabled
family members in Seychelles to inform those abroad of
the birth of a new baby, the passing of those dear to us.
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It enabled merchants to place important last-minute orders for goods to be put on
a ship headed towards Seychelles. Technological innovation came to Seychelles
in 1954 in the form of voice calls whereby one would place call from her house to
be patched (switched) to the recipient in another location in Seychelles through
copper network that expanded to cover most of the country. With excitement
and happiness, families would visit the telephone exchange once a week to place
international calls to loved ones overseas. Automatic switching of calls defined a
higher level of customer experience. CWS not only led all of this from the front, it
also led the introduction of satellite communications, mobile telephony, fibre optic
undersea and land cables and even radio entertainment.
Today, in these times of mobile data and big data, of Facebook, social media and
YouTube videos, of blogging and tweeting, of WhatsApp and Skyping, CWS connects
Seychellois: To the things that matter to them; To the people that matter to them; To
the content that matter to them. CWS connects lives to create moments, special
moments, moments that move our customers, moments that move us, moments
that make us proud to be CWS. By doing so, CWS makes people happy. CWS
has evolved from being in the business of telegraphs and telecommunications,
CWS is now in the business of HAPPINESS. CWS continues to demonstrate that
it cares for its community by leading the way with the best quality services. It is
the effort of each and every single one of you; from those on the front desk, to
those implementing projects, to those in the homes fixing faults, to those behind
the lines maintaining our networks. The CWS family all work together in delivering
happiness to our customers.
This yearbook documents our evolution over the last 125 years and most importantly
celebrates the hard work of our staff. I would like to personally thank all of you;
past and present, for your service, dedication and loyalty. This is what makes CWS
what it is today. Looking to the future with 125 years of experience in delivering
quality service to our customers. I feel like we will continue to develop, we are in
the everlasting business of bringing happiness to our customers. No one knows
Seychelles better - The choice is clear!
CEO’s Message 3
OUR
HISTORY
The cable landing and the cable ship Scotia 1908
1893
1904 1922
c The cable ship colonia
6 Our History
The coast station The old telephone switch
1935 1954
1968
1945 1967
Seychelles radio St Louis HF transmitting station
Our History 7
A telegraph circuit Bon espoir station
1968 1976
1971 1978
Inside the public counter in the 70s Telex switchboard and rear CW compound
8 Our History
A telephone exchange DOMSAT earth station and new C&W building
1983 1991
1989 1996
Public telephone service and phonecard 1995
Mobile service and new switch equipments
Our History 9
Old Telephone Directories
10 Our History
Old Telephone Directories 11
Our History
CWS employees making good use of CIS CWS goes online
1996 2003
2002 2005
The palm tree base station on Praslin CWS foundation
12 Our History
Company branding at the Bus Station Seychelles goes Isurf with Cable & Wireless
2006 2010
2008 2012
BlackBerry smartphones 2011
Roll out of 3G+ mobile network
Our History 13
Seychelles connects to the SEAS Fibre Optic Cable & Wireless introduces ‘eShop’
2012 2014
2013 2015
CWS celebrating its 120th year in Seychelles Cable & Wireless introducing its TV services
14 Our History
CWS started FTTH and launched Sinemax CWS celebrating its 125th year in Seychelles.
2016 2018
2017
Mobile TV was launched & LTE-A coverage
Our History 15
1893 - 2018....... Evolution of the logos
16 Our History
Maps of Under Water Cable Layout 17
Our History
18
No one knows
Seychelles better
Life at CWS 19
CEO’s
OFFICE
20
Hammond Charles
Letourdie Bernadette Raoul Expedit
CEO’s office 21
FINANCE
22
Boudane Steve Cushion Mariama Delorie Shirley
Didon Dorine Denousse Julio Morel-Duboil Yves
Dubel Kevan Dupres Marie-Claire Docteur Lya
Finance Department 23
Estro Bettina Germain Andrew Hoareau Julien
Julie Cindy Labrosse Joel Linayage Kusum
Lustre Alvarez Teng Mondon Julia Nourrice Nadia
24
Finance Department
Padayachy Natasha Payet Maria Pierre Philip
Pillay Ronna Prea Nella Samaraweera Raweendra
Sinon Maurine Tirant Nancy Vidot Efna
Finance Department 25
Marketing
26
Atayi Herve Ah-Tive Jerina Baccus Franky
Barbe Lydia Coopoosamy Dominic Damou Bella
Fock-Tave Oliver Gangadoo Georgia Gertrude Innocent
Marketing Department 27
Hoarau Trevor Hoareau Vivian Joubert Michael
Marie Yvette Maher Jack Palmyre Jean-Luc
28 Marketing Department
Pillay Rubya Savy Nikita Simeon Ronnie
Socrate Daniel Rose Kelly Rosette Nigel
Marketing Department 29
Technical
& IT
30
Afif Ijlal Agathine Kitson Bistoquet Josef
Carolla Billy Confait Nelson Chetty Kenneth
Chang-Time Dominic Didon Gerald Gamatis Allen
Technical & IT Department 31
Gedeon David Gendron Wayne Gopal Patrick
Hoareau Laurent Hoareau Marc Khan Shoaib
32 Technical & IT Department
Laira Travis Madeleine Anil Mellon Handy
Morel Camille M. S. Raj Palmyre Hyacinta
Technical & IT Department 33
Palmyre David Payet Terrence Pillay Luke
Poris Robert Prudence Jacques Renaud Bertran
34 Technical & IT Department
Renaud Selwyn Sendagire Ibrahim Sirame Sylvio
Sopha James Talma Laura Lakshitha Yasanka
Technical & IT Department 35
Field Services
36
Amblavaney Percy Albert Eroll Amesbury Fabien
Anacoura Steve Anacoura France Anacoura Russel
Aglae Michael Andoise Keven Ah-Shung Michel
Field Services Department 37
Barbier Gustave Bristol Maxime Bistoe Ericka
Bedier David Camille Lyroy Chrisostome Jebriane
Chan King Jude Commettant Michel Desnousse Marc
38
Field Services Department
Dixie Michel Dine Steve Dubois Versange
Edmond Jean-Paul Esparon Hugue Esparon Joseph
Etienne Nicholas Evenor Daniel Gabriel Dave
Field Services Department 39
Gendron Eddy Henderson Samuel Horace Paul
Hoareau Yannick Joubert Andre Joseph Nelson
Laval Pat Lablache Ian Lovensky Robert
40
Field Services Department
Lucas Kevin Melanie Macdonald Marie Jude
Magnan Daniel Mousbe David Mothe Hubert
Michel Mervin Payet Dora Padayachy Sharon
Field Services Department 41
Padayachy Terry Payet Jinoe Pool Andy
Pool Vincent Rabat Dominic Rene Steven
Saffrance Ned Servina Bruce Sinon Rhys
42
Field Services Department
Solin Donald Tirant Pascal Volcere Kingsley
William Larry Zialor Godwyn
Field Services Department 43
Customer
Experience & sales
44
Accouche Kenny Ah-Kong Melvin Ah-Kong Gladys
Andre Davis Anacoura Tricia Barbe Athalia
Barbier Michelle Barbero Stefania Belle Marie-Agnes
Customer Experience & Sales Department 45
Boudane Robert Chetty Helcya Chrysostome Barnsley
Constance Romel Crea Dan Dailoo Agnes
De Commarmond Jean-Paul Dorasamy Phania Desnousse Laurent
46 Customer Experience & Sales Department
Delorie Anthony Dugasse Henry D’Offay Georges
Ernesta Ericsson Esparon Eddy Esparon Stefan
Estico Vasanthi Fitch Dudley Gertrude Savitha
Customer Experience & Sales Department 47
Hoarau Lucille Hoareau Sharon Isidore Veronique
Jacqueline Joel Knowles Neilla Labrosse Begitta
Ladouce Damien Lablache Patrick Lepathy Barbara
48 Customer Experience & Sales Department