Spirit Technology Solutions announced that Elie Ayoub has been appointed as an Executive Director, effective immediately. Elie co-founded Nexgen in 2009 and has been jointly responsible for the growth and direction of the Company. Elie has 25 years' of experience in the telecommunications industry across the SME, residential, corporate and government customer segments.

Prior to co-founding Nexgen, Elie held roles at Digitel, One.tel, Macquarie Telecom and Axis Telecom. Elie has broad experience managing a number of telecommunications functions including, provisioning, project management, network solutions, billing, finance, service, sales and marketing. Elie has been instrumental in building, developing and maintaining Nexgen's sales, marketing, HR and operational processes, and in managing strategic partnerships and vendor relationships.

As co-Managing Director of Nexgen, Elie continues to oversee Spirit's Communication and Collaboration business growth strategy. Also, Michelle Bendschneider has advised that she intends on stepping down from the Spirit Board, due to other business commitments, once the full-year financial statements.