Latest People Moves & Insight
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PeopleBT Data & AI chief Deepika Adusumilli exits
BT now ‘working through’ leadership requirements in data space after confirmation of Chief Data & AI Officer’s departure.
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: Group brings in more consultancy high-flyers
30+ senior and strategic moves across BT and its ecosystem, including another handful of joiners from EY and McKinsey to lead the transformation agenda; another significant Data & AI switch; security swaps in Europe; and a pair of BT Defence changes…
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Network & InfrastructureEricsson christens telco API venture ‘Aduna’, installs CEO
Vonage exec Anthony Bartolo appointed CEO of Aduna, the Ericsson-led network API joint venture.
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PeopleSky pinches tech boss from Liberty Global
Aarne Aho takes on Group Chief Technology Officer role at Sky, after long career leading tech and product development at Liberty Global and Virgin Media.
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PeopleVodafone Peoplewatch: Italian migration, Balkans CxO swaps
20+ senior and strategic changes across the Vodafone Group footprint, including a wave of changes following creation of Fastweb + Vodafone in Italy; ExCo changes in Albania, Czechia, and Greece; a swift return for Vi’s CTSO; more in Africa, Group HQ, elsewhere…
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PeopleBalkans boss Katia Stathaki exits Vodafone
Former Vodafone Albania and Vodafone Business Greece CEO Katia Stathaki moves on to “next chapter of my work life”.
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PeopleTelefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition
Recent strategic and senior leadership changes at Telefónica include Group CTIO Enrique Blanco and strategy lead Mark Evans preparing to step down from Executive Committee in early-2025; and Spain fibre JV Bluevía appointing new CEO…
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PeopleTelefónica Vice-Chairman Javier Echenique dies at 74
Operator’s CEO Álvarez-Pallete laments loss of Echenique in same year as death of former Group Chairman César Alierta.
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PeopleTelefónica’s long-time CTIO Enrique Blanco to retire in 2025
Spanish telco rings in 2025 with executive changes to replace Global CTIO Enrique Blanco and Chief Strategy and Development Officer Mark Evans, who are leaving the company.
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PeopleVodafone Peoplewatch: Vantage Towers top-brass change in Spain, Germany
25+ senior and strategic movers, including new regional MDs at Vantage; brand strategy appointment in the UK ahead of Three combination; market positioning in focus at soon-to-be sold Vodafone Italy; a B2B drive on ‘emerging tech’; plus plenty more in DRC, Germany, Hungary, India, Tanzania, elsewhere…
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: Group appoints two execs to manage Big Tech alliances
20+ senior and strategic moves in and around BT, including new faces to lead the Group’s Big Tech and hyperscaler alliances at Group level and in Business. Plus, all change for Consumer/EE exec team and transformation appointments at Consumer and Business. Plenty more…
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PeopleTelefónica Peoplewatch: Tech reshuffles management to aid expansion
20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Telefónica, including digital B2B services unit naming new BizApps and cybersecurity leaders; Mallik Rao adding enterprise to tech mission; and new Chilean B2B director landing a spot at Spain’s chamber of commerce in Chile…
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PeopleVodafone recalls dealmaker Dingemans — why?
New board appointment insources Dingemans, 25 years after he starred in the mega-merger with Mannesmann. Older edition adds CFO expertise, operational chops, private equity nous, and more theatre. Click/login to read more…
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PeopleMagyar Telekom rejigs top exec line-up
New tech and finance chiefs to join Hungarian incumbent in early-2025, with Current CTIO Lubor Zatko heading into a new role within Deutsche Telekom.
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PeopleAllera exits BT with ‘New EE’ story half-written, Gillies may turn the page
BT Consumer boss, and the face of the Group’s flagship New EE brand, set to depart at end of March 2025. Bell Canada’s Claire Gillies is to take his place. Move marks next management shake-up as Kirkby continues to implement new BT agenda…
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PeopleBT appoints ex-Verizon exec Rima Qureshi to Board
BT beefs up telco sector expertise in the boardroom with appointment of Rima Qureshi, who forged her telecoms career over 30 years at Ericsson and Verizon.
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PeopleEx-Ofcom chief Sharon White set to lead CDPQ’s Europe team
Ennobled ex-mandarin escaping mired £12bn UK retailer John Lewis to lead £47bn Europe investment strategy at freshly scandal-enmeshed Canadian pension fund (and Telefónica fibre partner in Brazil). Move comes as investor continues to expand digital infrastructure portfolio…
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PeopleO2 Germany: Mallik Rao adds B2B growth mission to tech remit
After five years spearheading O2’s pathfinding cloud transformation strategy, now-CT&EO given added responsibility to bring B2B and tech teams closer together. Read more…
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PeopleVodafone Peoplewatch: c-suite changes across the footprint
30+ senior and strategic changes at Vodafone and its partners, including more as shared operations resets; interim Business boss exits; board rotations at Investments operators; C-suite appointments in Germany and Czechia; and a familiar face brought in at Safaricom Ethiopia…
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PeopleTelefónica Peoplewatch: Group names fresh Chile B2B chief
20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Telefónica, including Group CEO Álvarez-Pallete staying on as GSMA’s Chair; President of Spanish operating business rotating out of helm at Solar360; and Telefónica Chile naming new enterprise lead…