Toon Diegenant
Toon Diegenant is co-founder and partner, responsible for the commercial management of i-propeller, including, sales, marketing, communications and PR.Before setting up i-propeller he spent most of his professional career active in the European broadband cable TV industry. Most recently as Head of Communications Cable Europe, the industry's trade association.
In 2007 Toon was nominated and voted by the readers of Cable & Satellite Europe (now known as Digital TV Europe) as one the fifty most influential persons in the European broadband and pay TV industries in Europe
Toon was active for Liberty Global (LGI), the world's largest international broadband cable tv operator and media group, for more than 10 years. At LGI he held various management positions in both business development as well as communications. Between 2000-2005 he was spokesperson for Liberty Global in Europe and coordinated the PR departements of the various UPC country organisations. Toon was closely involved in the launch of chello broadband (1999-2000), LGI's broadband Internet service via cable.
Toon also worked for IPI, a start-up commercialising virtual TV publicity, and was an IT consultant for Cap Gemini.
He holds a Master degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven, with a specialisation in finance.