The agency says that Mr Atkinson has “a passion for executive team development and coaching business leaders to achieve their full potential” and as a Vice President at Microsoft for more than 20 years he “understands that if managers are from Mars then leaders are from Venus, and so began his own leadership journey.”
They say he is credited with helping to re-invigorate Microsoft’s Asia Pacific headquarters, enabling countries in Microsoft South East Asia to become ‘best-in-class.’
“Chris helped each team build trust; crystallise growth opportunities; achieve goal clarity; create a culture of accountability and implement the disciplines of great execution that deliver results,” said Peter Grange, Oi’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are very excited to have Chris on board and working closely with Oi’s executive team, focusing on the agency’s next stage of growth.”