Openreach’s Service Delivery chief Olly Kunc exits

Openreach lost a member of its top brass in Olly Kunc, Managing Director for Service Delivery, who quietly exited in mid-January.

On his departure, Openreach Chief Executive Clive Selley said Kunc’s decision to leave was his own, having spent “four brilliant years at the helm” of the business’ Service Delivery team. Kunc is yet to confirm his next step, and did not respond to a request for comment.

Kunc has spent time at his fair share of British institutions. He first joined Openreach in 2017 from roadside recovery and insurance association AA, where he was Operations Director. Prior to that, he led the Installations division at British Gas, having previously lead strategy at Barclaycard.

An Openreach spokesperson confirmed to TelcoTitans that Kunc has been replaced on an interim basis by Surinder Khatter and Peter Stewart, who each picked up a co-Managing Director title. The pair now sit on the executive team in Kunc’s place.

Khatter joined Openreach in 2018 from Vodafone to become Director of Fibre-to-the-Premises Service Delivery, Strategy & Transformation, a role which saw her report directly to Kunc.

Stewart, in a similar capacity, has been Director of UK Service Delivery since 2013 when he pivoted from BT Global.