2degrees
Chris Van Poppel has a diverse work experience in the telecommunications industry. Chris most recently served as the Principal Automation Architect at 2degrees, starting in November 2022. Prior to that, from November 2019 onwards, they held the position of Head of Platforms & Reliability Engineering at Vocus New Zealand. From October 2015 to November 2019, Chris worked at Vocus Communications where they held the role of New Zealand - Head of IT Operations. Before that, they were the Applications Support Manager at CallPlus from October 2009 until June 2015.
Chris Van Poppel completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at The University of Auckland from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer and Information Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington from 1998 to 2001. Chris also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from Indiana University Bloomington, though the specific start and end years are not provided.
2degrees
2degrees is a full service telecommunications provider. We launched in 2009, significantly lowering the cost of mobile for Kiwis, but we've actually been around a little while longer. Back in the 90s a visionary group of Maori challenged the crown through the Treaty of Waitangi and won the rights to 3G spectrum. Despite financial and regulatory adversity a Maori Trust (Hautaki) was established with the challenge of launching New Zealand’s third mobile network. Since then, we’ve been busy. We have built a brand new mobile network, helping us to cover 98.5% of the places Kiwis live and work. In March 2015 we also acquired NZ's fourth largest ISP (Snap), and now offer internet services as well as mobile to Kiwis across the country. We all really believe in what we are trying to accomplish for our customers and New Zealand. We’ve even been lucky enough to be recognised for it along the way, with a number of awards for our customer service over the years.