Latest People Moves & Insight – Page 2
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: re-platforming plans
Analyst Briefing: With Europe continuing the flounder, DT is said to be prepping a major M&A move to strengthen its foothold in America and tightening links with state-side tech partners. In Europe DT ups its data sovereignty credentials with a revamped business cloud service and unveils what it calls a ‘blueprint’ for telco cloud deployments…
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Strategy & ChangeBT rejigs central security leadership as Tristan Morgan exits
BT Security MD leaves for US role with responsibilities split in two as BT looks to tap B2B security opportunity.
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PeoplewatchBT Chair Adam Crozier scores side hustle at Experian
BT Chair has taken on a parallel FTSE 100 boardroom leadership seat, at financial data group Experian — but telco assures its boss will remain in post for some time yet.
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals
The latest roundup of DT people moves sees three top bosses sign up to new contracts and provide some steadiness and security after the recent sudden resignation of tech chief Abdu Mudesir. While greenlighting those deals, the Group’s Supervisory Board completes a tech-focused refresh of its own ranks. Elsewhere, T-Systems fills out its newly elevated defence unit and T-Mobile Poland and Telekom Deutschland make senior tech appointments.
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: new finance chief in France amidst leadership reset
The latest roundup of senior and strategic changes at Orange, including the appointment of a new finance and strategy chief in France, introduction of fresh leaders to oversee domestic legacy network switch-off, and further management changes at procurement venture BuyIn.
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PeoplewatchDT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit
Operator snags insurance giant’s Head of Global Enterprise & IT Architecture to lead high pressure, AI-infused transformation efforts at its German business…
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PeoplewatchEMEA telco veteran Rob Shuter bolsters KKR’s digital infra squad
KKR has added heavyweight telco leader Rob Shuter to its advisory panel, tapping his ‘rare’ blend of fibre and telecoms expertise as the firm looks to scale its digital infra stable.
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PeoplewatchNetherlands’ DELTA Fiber recruits Liberty veteran as CEO
Altnet recruits Sunrise commercial chief Stefan Fuchs as CEO to help guide its refreshed strategy, focused on drawing customers into using its fibre infra…
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PeoplewatchLondon altnet G.Network fills out post-administration exec team
UK fibreco appoints commercial, financial, and operational leaders after emerging from administration. Returning CEO David Sangster says management revamp will help “accelerate growth”.
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: Vi appoints AI chief to lead ‘intelligent techco’ transition
April 2026 update, including: new AI Strategy Architect gets a wide-ranging transformation brief in India; Safaricom fills two-year IT Director vacancy; senior departures in business resilience, external affairs, and the Vodacom boardroom; Vodafone IoT Americas further strengthened; and more…
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Strategy & ChangeDT’s staid board adds tech clout
Deutsche Telekom injects software and AI expertise into its Supervisory Board, appointing SAP CTO Philipp Herzig and former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke…
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: priority rethink prompts senior changes in B2B, Germany
February 2026–April 2026 update: Telefónica continues to seek AI gain with hires at Vivo and Telefónica Tech; new boss in Germany makes wide-scale senior changes to get a closer grip on go-to-market; and at Board of Directors level, shareholders approve hire of Australian entrepreneur Jane Thompson.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone gives Partner Markets a fresh lick of paint, installs new leadership
Jan Holzberg replaces Petr Dvořák to lead Partner Markets, which has been rebranded to Vodafone Partners.
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PeoplewatchT-Mobile Poland taps parent DT for new tech boss
Jovan Ćetković, DT’s lead on European tech integration, relocates to Warsaw to become CTIO at T-Mobile Poland. Move follows Alexander Jenbar’s late-2025 switch in other direction, to head tech in Germany.
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: data and API commercialisation brought under new leadership
March 2026 edition: a wave of end-FY changes sees BT tap Verizon for a Group-level strategy appointment; bring in a new network procurement lead; and move data and API commercialisation under fresh ownership. Significant changes at Consumer and Openreach, while BT alumni pick up exec roles elsewhere…
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PeoplewatchTelefónica’s new Germany chief reboots ExCo
New CEO Santiago Argelich Hesse takes direct charge of O2’s go-to-market as operator bids to regain growth in FY27. Slice-up of O2’s Consumer business prompts exit of B2C chief Andreas Laukenmann and gives now-Chief Operating Officer Mallik Rao full oversight of tech and ops.
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PeoplewatchBrazil’s Vivo fills CFO gap as Melcon heads for exit
Telefónica|Vivo names Rodrigo Rossi Monari as new CFO, after current finance chief David Melcon heads to the UK’s Virgin Media O2. Move comes as Vivo seeks to build on position as standout performer within the Group’s core markets…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Equinix picks out CFO; Omers names Europe infra head
March 2026 edition: Equinix selects Olivier Leonetti as finance chief; Omers Infrastructure recruits Luca Lupo to lead European division; UK altnet Airband names ex-AllPoints Fibre chief Jarlath Finnegan as Chair; more…
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Strategy & ChangeLondon fibreco G.Network emerges from administration debt-free
B2B-focused altnet appoints new CEO, having “successfully reorganised”. The altnet now aims to accelerate take-up over its infra…
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PeoplewatchDT starts search for new tech chief after Mudesir’s shock exit
Abdurazak Mudesir stepping down as Group Head of Product & Technology from end of March.