Vocus has announced the appointment of ex-Telstra executive Kevin Russell as the company's new group managing director and CEO, commencing on the 28th of May 2018. Russell's appointment marks the first permanent CEO for Vocus since the departure of George Horth, who left the company in February after what it described as mutually agreed upon succession considerations. Michael Simmons has since held the role of interim CEO, but will now return to his previous role as chief executive for enterprise and wholesale.