Latest People Moves & Insight – Page 7
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         People PeopleSwedish digital infra investor EQT picks new CEOInsider Per Franzén to replace stalwart Christian Sindig at European infra investment major which has a portfolio across fibre, data centres, and towers… 
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         People PeopleDT switches telco API leadership as Aduna advancesDeutsche Telekom appoints Dr. Chathurangi Wickramasinghe as new API supremo, replacing Peter Arbitter, who has transferred to Aduna, the telco API joint venture he has helped set up. Arbitter takes on responsibility for getting Aduna’s commercial plans up and running amid level of scepticism over the initiative’s likely market impact. 
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         People PeopleVodafone–Three MergeCo CEO names UK leadership teamMax Taylor lines up eleven lieutenants, only three of which come from Three UK as merger completion nears… 
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         People PeopleOrange to create 6,000 jobs as part of career development planOrange has signed a GEPP agreement with unions after seven months of negotiations, with key measures including voluntary part‑time work for seniors. 
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         People PeopleTelefónica’s network ops boss to lead Vodafone fibre JVSpanish operators put more pieces in place for 3.6 million premises fibre venture, naming a CEO and unveiling its branding. Regulatory approval and third-party investor outreach also seen as progressing, ahead of mid-2025 target. Read more… 
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         People PeopleVodafone brings in Proximus boss to lead Investments & Strategy as Timuray exitsSerpil Timuray exits after a year leading Vodafone Investments, with Guillaume Boutin appointed her successor. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & Changestc secures stake (and strategic say) at TelefónicaSaudi operator increases its holding in Spanish operator to just below 10%, following government approval for controversial move in November. Share buy to be accompanied by a Board of Directors seat, confirming stc’s position of influence over Telefónica, alongside Spanish government, as Group changes complexion. Read more… 
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         Innovation InnovationBT to create unified innovation function as Division X, Etc. combineGroup seeks to “sharpen” connectivity focus and meet evolving customer needs with new innovation team, under the watch of Tom Meakin’s Strategy & Change team. Longstanding Etc. chief Tom Guy leaves the Group, while Business’s Division X joins forces with the ‘startup from within’… 
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         People PeopleGSMA seeks new Chair to replace former Telefónica CEOThe GSMA begins hunt for new chair after swapping out deposed Telefónica boss José Maria Álvarez-Pallete. Marc Murtra takes a board seat, with Bharti Airtel’s Gopal Vittal stepping to take the chair in the meantime… 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeBT names UK Business boss as domestic focus steps up a levelVision for homeland-centric BT advances as UK Business inaugurated with Jon James poached to lead, veteran Bas Burger redeployed to MNC ‘optimisation’ (or offload). CEO Allison Kirkby’s career has criss-crossed James’, including tenure as Nordic CEOs, private equity, NetCo-ServCo and transformer experience. Completing circle, BT’s Christian Thrane succeeded James at Nuuday… 
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         People PeopleVodafone rotates Balkans CEOs, renews Greece and Romania leadershipMore changes in the Balkans as Vodafone Greece and Vodafone Romania get new CEOs, with veteran Haris Broumidis stepping down. 
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         People PeopleDT reshuffle: Höttges retained while Gopalan heads state-sideDeutsche Telekom’s Board shores up strategic ambitions by securing the signature of CEO Tim Höttges on a two-year contract extension, and parachuting key lieutenant Srini Gopalan into its increasingly dominant T-Mobile US business to oversee digital reshaping and customer groups. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeDeep dive: The politics behind Telefónica’s boardroom putschIn bombshell move, Chairman and CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete forced out, following apparent boardroom coup by Spanish state. TelcoTitans considers the political backdrop, internal and national, as Indra’s Marc Murtra installed at helm… 
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         People PeopleViasat rejigs exec line-up after Inmarsat integrationSatCo shakes up leadership team in a bid to drive “long-term” growth, which includes President Guru Gowrappan stepping down and the creation of a new strategic initiatives role… 
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         People PeopleMTN appoints new infra chief to drive AI strategyGroup CTIO Mazen Mroué named CEO for Digital Infrastructure, including Bayobab fibre and mobile hardware units. 
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         People PeopleTelefónica defenestrates Executive Chairman Álvarez-PalleteThis is a developing story. Chairman and CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete forced out at board meeting. Financial markets may take badly to implications of seeming boardroom coup by Spanish state, including shock arrival of comparative unknown successor with history of state affiliation. Read latest update… 
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         People PeopleBrookfield picks long-time CEO Bruce Flatt as ChairCanadian investment group selects Flatt as Chair after Mark Carney departs to pursue political ambitions. Flatt says the firm will continue driving current investment strategy, which includes focus on digital infra and energy transition… 
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         People PeopleTech boss switch at Deutsche Telekom’s fibre JVGlasfaserPlus appoints former DT exec Thomas Müller as its new CTO. 
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         People PeopleBT Data & AI chief Deepika Adusumilli exitsBT now ‘working through’ leadership requirements in data space after confirmation of Chief Data & AI Officer’s departure. 
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         People PeopleBT Peoplewatch: Group brings in more consultancy high-flyers30+ 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… 
 





















