BT Enterprise People Moves, August 2019

By BTwatch2019-09-13T15:27:00+01:00

Company	Executive	Activity	Details
Sources: BT; The Jockey Club; various.
Enterprise	Nick Hale	Departure	BT Enterprise appears to be making changes to its management structure following a double-departure of senior executives. Nick Hale, MD of Ventures since 2016, departed the division after seven years at BT to join American same-day smartphone delivery service provider Enjoy Technology as UK Country Manager. Enjoy Technology partners with Consumer brand EE in the UK (primarily London) to offer same-day delivery and setup of smartphone devices. Andy Summerfield has also left the company. He had been MD of Corporate Accounts since 2016, prior to which he was Corporate Sales Director at BT Consumer division EE. Neither Hale’s next destination, nor the successors of Summerfield and Hale, have yet been revealed.
	Andy Summerfield	Departure
	Adhiraj Pal	Appointment	Enterprise appointed Adhiraj Pal as Head of Analytics. Pal joins from rival Sky, where he was Insights Controller.

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