BT poaches VM O2 finance chief as Lowth’s exit confirmed

Cameron Page2025-07-24T12:47:00

Source: BT Group

Patricia Cobian, CFO at Virgin Media O2, is to join rival BT next year, with current CFO Simon Lowth set to retire. BT CEO Allison Kirkby said Cobian brings “invaluable” experience that will help drive BT’s transformation and strategy…

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Organisations: AstraZeneca; BG Group; BT Group; E-Plus; McKinsey & Company; Openreach; Royal Dutch Shell; ScottishPower; Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany); Telefónica España; Telefónica Group; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2).
Geographies: Europe; United Kingdom (UK).
People: Sabine Chalmers; Patricia Cobian; Claire Gillies; Mark Hardman; Jon James; Philip Jansen; Allison Kirkby; Peter Leukert; Simon Lowth; Tom Meakin; Gavin Patterson; Lutz Schüler; Clive Selley; Nick Taylor; Howard Watson; Alison Wilcox.
Themes: 5G; Acquisitions; Asset monetisation; Asset sales; Broadband; Business transformation; Digital infrastructure; Digital transformation; Engineering; Executive Committee changes; Fibre (FTTP); Fibre broadband; Fixed broadband; Integration; Joint ventures; Leadership transition; Management changes; Marketing; Mergers and acquisitions (M&A); Mobile services; Network upgrade; Partnerships; People moves; Spectrum; Strategy.

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