Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> July 31, 2000
BEN MCCLURE is telecoms analyst at London-based Old Mutual Securities,
where he is responsible for identifying investment opportunities
available among small- to medium-cap publicly listed UK telecom
companies. His research coverage list includes Kingston Communications,
Thus, Fibernet, Atlantic Telecom, Easynet and Redstone Telecom. Ben also
works closely with Old Mutual's corporate finance team, evaluating
telecom business cases and competitive strategies. Before Old Mutual,
Ben worked as Business Editor at the Economist Newspaper Group in
London. He analysed and commented on news, developments and strategy in
the European telecom and Internet sectors, gaining a unique overview of
network-driven convergence trends. Later, he worked as Editor of
Telecommunications International magazine. Ben was born and raised in
Canada. He received his BA(Hons) from the University of Alberta and
pursued graduate studies in the History of Science at Cambridge
University, UK. Profile
stocks that you're following?
Mr. McClure: I'll just give you a bit of background. Old Mutual
Securities is the firm I work
