Jean-Baptiste Rousselot, Jan Heydolph and Jung-Yup Lee join the BAI Communications Board as Non-Executive Directors.

Leading communications infrastructure provider BAI Communications (BAI) today announced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste (JB) Rousselot as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. Mr Rousselot’s appointment by minority shareholder Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) also marks the opportunity to recognise two earlier Board appointments, Jan Heydolph and Jung-Yup (JY) Lee, as Non-Executive Directors. Together, the three directors bring to BAI deep expertise in telecommunications, digital, private equity and investment.

Jean-Baptiste (JB) Rousselot, Non-Executive Director

A highly experienced telecommunications executive, Mr Rousselot has more than 25 years of senior leadership across Australian and New Zealand media and telecommunications. He most recently served as CEO of Chorus, New Zealand’s largest fibre network company, and previously held C-suite roles at NBN, including Chief Strategy, Technology, Regulatory and Transformation Officer and Chief Network Operations Officer, and earlier served as Executive Director, BigPond Media at Telstra. Mr Rousselot holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, a Masters in Civil Engineering from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

“I am delighted to join the BAI Communications Board at such an exciting moment for the business,” said Mr Rousselot. “BAI has built a remarkable platform for growth, from national broadcast infrastructure to mission-critical communications networks, and I look forward to contributing to its next phase. Australia’s digital network needs are evolving rapidly, and BAI is exceptionally well placed to meet them.”

Jan Heydolph, Non-Executive Director

Mr Heydolph brings extensive experience as an operating partner across infrastructure and private equity investments. He most recently served as Managing Director, Portfolio Value Creation at Canada Pension Investment Board (CPP Investments). Prior to CPP Investments, Mr Heydolph was an Executive at Volkswagen Group, heading its Corporate Strategy team for China and ASEAN. Earlier in his career he led advisory and strategy work in asset-heavy sectors across the Asia-Pacific region.

“BAI operates at the dynamic intersection of technological innovation and critical networks,” said Mr Heydolph. “Having spent many years focused on creating value in complex capital-intensive businesses, I see great opportunity in what BAI is building, both in broadcast and in its expansion into digital and connectivity services, particularly in the mining and resources space.”

Jung Yup (JY) Lee, Non-Executive Director

Mr Lee is the representative Non-Executive Director for CPP Investments, BAI’s majority shareholder, and is a Managing Director in the APAC infrastructure team. He brings more than two decades of private investments experience across Asia, and was previously a Partner at Headland Capital Partners (formerly HSBC Private Equity Asia). Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University.

“BAI’s mission-critical networks underpin some of Australia’s most essential services, from broadcast and public safety to the industries driving the economy.” Said Mr Lee. “It is a business CPP Investments has been proud to support for close to two decades, and I look forward to helping BAI accelerate its growth from a position of real strength.”

BAI Communications Chair Bart Vogel welcomed the appointments. “We are pleased to welcome JB to the Board, and also to welcome and recognise the contributions JY and Jan have made since joining. Each brings a distinctive and complementary set of skills – JB’s operational experience leading regulated telecommunications businesses in Australia and New Zealand, JY’s expertise in digital assets and investment across Asia, and Jan’s track record in driving value creation across private equity and real assets portfolios. Together with our existing directors, they strengthen our Board’s capacity to guide BAI’s strategy as we continue to expand our role as a trusted partner to Australia’s broadcasters, and grow our mission-critical communications and digital infrastructure offering.

BAI Communications had its genesis in Australia and has grown into a highly successful global business. The Northern Hemisphere now operates as a separate organisation, Boldyn Networks. In Australia, the business remains as BAI Communications, headquartered in Sydney. The businesses remain close collaborators.

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