BT Enterprise people movements, March 2020

By BTwatch2020-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

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BT Enterprise people movements, March 2020
Company	Executive	Activity	Details
Enterprise	Tim Battey	Appointment	Former KPMG UK Senior Manager Tim Battey was appointed Chief of Staff to BT Enterprise Chief Executive (CEO) Gerry McQuade. Battey was focused on operations consulting during his five‑year stint at KPMG.
	Jeremy Fletcher	Appointment	Jeremy Fletcher, Nokia’s European Sales Program Lead, joined BT as Product Manager of Small Cells & Futures. He becomes the vendor lead for the Wholesale Mobile Product team, responsible for related supplier relationships. Private LTE, public safety, and air‑to‑ground communications were his focus areas while at Nokia.
	Peter Njoku	Appointment	BT appointed Peter Njoku Strategic Director of Public Sector Accounts. Njoku was previously Commercial Manager at Telefónica Business Solutions before leaving in mid‑2019.
	Jon Rushton	Appointment	Jon Rushton, Vodafone’s Senior Relationship Manager for Strategic Accounts, defected to BT Enterprise as Account Director.
BT Media & Broadcast	Laura Tressler	New role	Laura Tressler, BT Sales Manager, was appointed Head of Sales for BT’s Media & Broadcast arm, covering European, UK, and US customers.

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