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Philip Wessels

Chief Executive Officer

Open Fibre

Johannesburg, ZA


Philip Wessels
Susan Wessels
Marlborough College
Michael Whealon
Ethos Invest

Philip Wessels’ Biography

Philip Wessels is a telecommunications executive who serves as Chief Executive Officer of Open Fibre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Open Fibre builds digital infrastructure platforms into multi-tenant Commercial Real Estate. Philip has been leading company growth and development at Open Fibre for five years. He has also co-founded NTRL (pronounced Neutral), a third-party digital infrastructure provider enabling neutral host solutions to South African mobile network operators.

Before joining Open Fibre, Philip led as Chief Operating Officer at start-up business, Rain, where he was responsible for building their wholesale business. Rain is a mobile network operator and the first commercial standalone 5G network in Africa.

On his return to his native South Africa after seven years in the UK, Philip moved from the corporate world to telecommunications when he joined telecoms business Hymax SA as an Investor and Executive. Hymax, an SME-focused Internet Service Provider, was subsequently acquired by the EOH Group.

Philip honed his financial skills during his five years at...
Philip Wessels is a telecommunications executive who serves as Chief Executive Officer of Open Fibre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Open Fibre builds digital infrastructure platforms into multi-tenant Commercial Real Estate. Philip has been leading company growth and development at Open Fibre for five years. He has also co-founded NTRL (pronounced Neutral), a third-party digital infrastructure provider enabling neutral host solutions to South African mobile network operators.

Before joining Open Fibre, Philip led as Chief Operating Officer at start-up business, Rain, where he was responsible for building their wholesale business. Rain is a mobile network operator and the first commercial standalone 5G network in Africa.

On his return to his native South Africa after seven years in the UK, Philip moved from the corporate world to telecommunications when he joined telecoms business Hymax SA as an Investor and Executive. Hymax, an SME-focused Internet Service Provider, was subsequently acquired by the EOH Group.

Philip honed his financial skills during his five years at Deutsche Bank in London where he managed some of their largest Hedge Fund clients within the Global Prime Finance portfolio.

He started his career as a Global Commodities Analyst with Barclays Investment Bank in London and followed that up with time at Merrill Lynch, working within the Institutional Equities business.

Philip graduated from Stellenbosch University with a BCom degree, majoring in Economics and Management Science.
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Philip Wessels’ Background

Open Fibre
Chief Executive Officer
2019 - Present
Johannesburg, ZA
Open Fibre enables clients and businesses to access the latest technology through their infrastructure platform.
 
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NTRL
Co-Founder and Director
2020 - Present
NTRL (pronounced Neutral) is a digital infrastructure provider to mobile network operators in South Africa.
 
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Media

Can we FTTX it?
Feature
Apr 2020
Johannesburg, ZA
Philip is quoted in this article by Adam Oxford contemplating the future of the broadband service industry in South Africa.
 

Speaking Engagements

Digital Council Conference
Speaker
Nov 2023
Johannesburg, ZA
Phil contributed to a discussion between CEOs of fibre network operators considering how the provision of fibre to every citizen could impact on the growth of the African economy.
 

Philip Wessels’ Education

Stellenbosch University
BCom, Economics and Management Science