StarHub’s former chief executive, Terry Clontz, has been tapped to head the comms company’s board from 15 September.

Clontz, currently a non-executive director, succeeds Tan Guong Ching, who is retiring as chairman and non-executive director after 14 years. Ching has been part of StarHub’s board since 1998.

Among other roles in the region and globally, Clontz is currently senior executive vice president of North America and Europe operations at Singapore Technologies Telemedia and a senior corporate advisor to Temasek Holdings International group. He was StarHub’s first president and chief executive from January 1999. He retired in January 2010.