Changes as ESN: BT Enterprise people movements, January 2020

By BTwatch2020-02-04T01:29:00+00:00

BT Enterprise changes include directorship changes at ESN, and Ian Cottingham upped to Director of Specialist Sales.

BT Enterprise people movements, January 2020

Source: Cobham

Executive	Activity	Details
Source: BT; Openreach; various.
Donna Beddow	New role	Donna Beddow was named Commercial and Coverage Services Director for the Emergency Services Network (ESN). She was previously Head of ESN Commercial.
Chris Plush	New role	BT appointed Chris Plush as Director of Strategy, Business Development & Products for ESN. In the new role, Plush adds responsibility for products to his former position as Head of Strategy and Business Development for ESN, following Richard Harrap’s promotion to Managing Director of ESN (BTwatch, #307).
Ian Cottingham	New role	Ian Cottingham was named Director of Specialist Sales for the wholesale division within BT Enterprise, with a focus on data, IT, and voice. He was previously IT and Security Sales Director at the division.

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