All Mark O’Flaherty articles

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    Weekly Briefings

    BTwatch Weekly: AI leadership overhaul; Openreach turns to intent-based networking

    2025-01-14T16:53:00Z

    Latest from BT as New Year people changes make for evolution at BT Digital; Openreach taps government grant funding for more rural fibre contracts; India promoted as more than just an engineering outpost; and Nokia takes a central spot in Openreach SDN…

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    People

    BT Data & AI chief Deepika Adusumilli exits

    2025-01-13T17:42:00Z

    BT now ‘working through’ leadership requirements in data space after confirmation of Chief Data & AI Officer’s departure.

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    People

    BT Peoplewatch: Group brings in more consultancy high-flyers

    2025-01-13T14:41:00Z

    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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    BT people moves: high-flying Finance swaps

    2021-07-08T13:54:00Z

    Brenchley, Lockwood, and Smith pivot in executive finance positions across Group entities. O’Flaherty settled into permanent CIO posting, leaving interim MD, IT role vacant at BT Digital.

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    Strategy & Change

    Networks joins Digital division to replace BT Technology

    2021-04-01T16:08:00Z

    BT Technology was shuttered and replaced by two new divisions: BT Digital and BT Networks. Harmeen Mehta and Howard Watson at the respective helms as BT seeks transformation and modernisation. Fotis Karonis replacement named at BT Enterprise.

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    BT people moves: IT executives reshuffled

    2020-12-10T15:56:00Z

    IT Managing Director Rachel Higham confirmed her departure, leaving a vacancy for the all-important IT transformation project. Changes to Group’s regional management, including the exit of BT’s England Director and a new Openreach Scotland chair. High-profile alumni take advisory spots at UK regulators.

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    People

    IT transformation lead Rachel Higham leaves BT

    2020-12-08T16:33:00Z

    Higham, Managing Director of IT, leaves a vacancy currently plugged by key lieutenant Mark O’Flaherty. Exec appointed CIO at advertising giant WPP. Self-styled “Chief Sherpa” leaves with substantial transformation work still to be done, despite marked progress.