Exetel’s chief executive, John Linton, has passed away after suffering a severe stroke.

 

In a blog post, Mr Linton’s son, James Linton, described how his father had suffered what was initially thought to be a mild stroke, and was taken to hospital where his condition worsened after being put into an induced coma.

 

“Unfortunately it turned out to be a very intensive stroke and there was nothing the doctors could do, without killing him in an operation or leaving him severely brain damaged. So last night, with most of my family present, his ventilator was turned off and a few hours later he passed away peacefully,” James Linton wrote in his blog piece.

 

“This is the saddest day of my life, I have lost my dad, my mentor, my boss, and one of my best friends.”

 

John Linton was broadly respected in the industry for his entrepreneurship, having founded Exetel in the 90’s as a technology consultancy firm before evolving it into an ISP in the early 2000’s.

 

James Linton’s post can be found here