Cheryl Packwood has resigned as general manager of Digicel and will be leaving the company at the end of June.

Ms Packwood joined Cingular Wireless in January 2005, before it was Digicel.

Prior to joining Cingular she served as the general manager of corporate services for the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

"I am leaving with both a great sense of pride and accomplishment," Ms Packwood said.

"I am proud of our strong team and in the past year we launched Digicel pre-paid and introduced numerous products and services for our customers. I wish the employees of Digicel all the best. They're great people to be with."

Charlie Marshall, local Digicel owner said: "I am very sad to see her go. She provided great leadership and I have seen tremendous growth under her tenure."

Ms Packwood intends to use this opportunity to spend more time with her three young children and to pursue other opportunities.

Denis O'Brien, chairman of Digicel, said: "Cheryl Packwood will be greatly missed. She was instrumental in launching Digicel in Bermuda and has successfully orchestrated the expansion of the company. On behalf of the board I wish her every success in the future."