- DT goes for continuity with confirmed New T-Mobile leadership line-up in USA.
- People movements include: Nicholas Drake, Vipul Jain, Christopher Kindt, John Legere, Neville Ray, Mike Sievert, Daniel Rockey.
| Company | Executive | Activity | Details |
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| Sources: Deutsche Telekom; T-Mobile; various. | |||
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USA
T-Mobile US |
Nicholas |
Departure |
T‑Mobile US (TMUS) Executive VP and Chief Innovator Nicholas Drake joined Google as VP of Global Marketing.
Drake, part of TMUS’s Senior Leadership Team, joined the NatCo in 2015 as SVP of Digital, and had only recently moved into the Chief Innovator role to lead a “confidential new initiative” that is yet to be revealed (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #83). His replacement was not named. |
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Vipul |
New role |
TMUS promoted Vipul Jain, Supply Chain Management Advisor, to the role of Director of Supply Chain Strategy & Operations. |
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Christopher Kindt |
Appointment |
TMUS appointed Christopher Kindt Senior Director of Media Strategy & Partnerships.
Kindt was formerly SVP of Marketing & Communications at Red Bull Media House, the Austrian energy drink giant’s media arm. |
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John |
Departure |
TMUS announced that Chief Executive (CEO) John Legere will step down from the position at the end of his contract on 30 April 2020 (see separate report). Mike Sievert, currently the American NatCo’s President and Chief Operating Officer, will formally take the reins from Legere on 1 May 2020.
Legere, who has served as CEO since 30 April 2013, will remain a member of the Board.
Confirmation of the switch came as part of a top management shoring-up exercise that also saw: Neville Ray, Chief Technology Officer at TMUS, handed a nominal promotion to become President of Technology; and Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter commit to staying at the NatCo until at least mid‑2020, after having been set to leave at the end of December 2019 (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #82). |
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Neville |
New role |
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Mike |
New role |
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Daniel |
New role |
Daniel Rockey, Director of IoT Connect at TMUS, changed remit to become Director of Ecosystem Development. |
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