‘Maestro’ Selley handed licence to ‘get radical’ in BT International revival

Joe Purnell2026-05-21T16:52:00

Source: BT

FY25–26: BT International may be smaller and more focused but the challenge remains acute. New CEO Clive Selley brought in to steer a turnaround, just as the sell-off rumour mill gets spinning again.

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Themes: Business transformation; Divestments; Earnings decline; Fibre rollout; Mergers and acquisition (M&A); Multinational customers; Network-as-a-service; Telecommunications strategy; Turnaround strategy.
Events: BT FY25–26 earnings.
People: Allison Kirkby; Bas Burger; Clive Selley; Patricia Cobian; Simon Lowth.
Geographic: Europe; Ireland; Italy; United Kingdom (UK); United States (USA).
Organisations: AT&T; BT Group; BT International; BT Federal; BT Ireland; Openreach; Orange; Radianz; Verizon.

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