DT’s former tech chief Mudesir to replace Joe Russo at Verizon, report says

Anne Morris2026-06-03T12:24:00

Source: Deutsche Telekom

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman reportedly sent a memo to employees confirming the move. Mudesir is clearly not making himself popular at DT, with suggestions that an attempt could be made to enforce a non‑competition clause…

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Organisations: Deutsche Telekom; Federal Trade Commission; Handelsblatt; Huawei Technologies; Telekom Deutschland; T‑Mobile US; Verizon.
Geographies: Europe; Germany; North America; United States of America (USA).
People: Frank Appel; Alex Jinsung Choi; Walter Goldenits; Christian Illek; Abdurazak Mudesir; Claudia Nemat; Joe Russo; Dan Schulman; Anthony Skiadas.
Themes: Board of management; Cost reduction; Earnings call; Executive leadership changes; Global networks and technology; Headcount reduction; Information technology (IT); Layoffs; Network operations; Non‑competition clause; Product and technology; Remuneration report; Restructuring; Supervisory board; Technology strategy.

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