Martin Wylie will cease role as chief executive of CallPlus Group by October 1, company founder Malcolm Dick said in a statement this afternoon.

Founder and executive chairman Malcolm Dick told NBR this afternoon that he will step back into the day-to-day running of the company.

Mr Wylie will remain on the board, and retain his holding in CallPlus group. Mr Dick described the departure as amicable.

Martin Wylie

Telecommunications company CallPlus has laid off 20 staff as it prepares to invest in wireless broadband technology.

Auckland-based CallPlus last week advised staff of the redundancies, reducing its total head count to 180 employees.

Chief executive Martin Wylie said it was an internal and routine restructure.