Cable company Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) said Wednesday that it will appoint Robert Dunn, currently managing director of UPC Netherlands, as chief financial officer of Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) once the company wraps up its $16 billion takeover of the U.K. cable-television and Internet company.

-Mr Dunn will succeed Eamonn O'Hare who has decided to leave the company to pursue new opportunities.

-Mr Dunn has held several senior management positions with Liberty Global over the past 13 years, including managing director of UPC Ireland for five years, and CFO of Liberty's European cable division.

-Mr Dunn will report to Tom Mockridge, who was announced as Virgin Media's incoming chief executive last week.

-Baptiest Coopmans, former member of the board of management at KPN N.V., will assume the position of managing director of UPC Netherlands.

-Mr Coopmans has experience across a range of international management roles, building comprehensive experience across telecoms and consumer markets.

-Mr Coopmans will report to Diederik Karsten, executive vice president of Liberty Global's European broadband operations.

-Write to Lilly Vitorovich at lilly.vitorovich@dowjones.com; Twitter: @LillyVitorovich

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