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PeoplewatchOpenreach ‘joins up’ engineering in latest exec shake-up
Access provider sets up Service Operations team to house all engineering capabilities, bringing rural and run-of-the-mill fibre build, copper maintenance, and civil engineering under one roof. New CX team also launched to improve CP relations…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: Openreach names rural fibre and complex build chief
February 2026 update, including Garret Kavanagh as Complex Engineer lead at Openreach; new CISO at BT International; towers boss pivots to InfraCo brief; ex-BT tech duo exit cyberattack-hit M&S…
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, as the reorganising Group reports departures of top execs at Wayra and Telefónica Tech, and reshuffles in Hispam after another pair of operating business sales.
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PeoplewatchM-PESA boss exits for pan-Africa banking project
Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, who has led Africa’s largest m-money platform for six years, takes new Absa Group job.
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PeoplewatchBoldyn elevates US chief to succeed global CEO Leprince
Neutral host player promotes Christos Karmis, affirming confidence in ability to build on Igor Leprince’s legacy, highlighting his role in scaling operations stateside…
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PeoplewatchNew era: BT, Openreach start ‘next chapter’ with fresh energy, familiar faces
CEO reshuffle in depth: a rising star reaches her zenith as Openreach CEO; a reliable hand gets called in to take BT International into next stage of transformation; and a global B2B boss bows out…
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PeoplewatchSchulman’s knife: BT procurement star looks Verizon-bound, supporting massive ‘turnaround’
In-depth: Verizon seems to be adding another European Galactico to its team, tapping BT Sourced founder Cyril Pourrat to spearhead a massive efficiency drive. New CEO Dan Schulman is targeting rapid elimination of $4bn in capex and $5bn in opex, and deployment of automation at scale. Pourrat offers battle-tested digital procurement strategies to a US-supersize turnaround story…
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PeoplewatcheuNetworks names new finance chief
European backbone fibre operator names Giancarlo Ferro as its new finance chief. CEO Marisa Trisolino says he will play a “key role” in its European expansion plans, fuelled by 2024 fundraise…
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PeoplewatchBT’s procurement chief Cyril Pourrat readies for exit
Five years after founding arms-length buying business BT Sourced, Cyril Pourrat prepares to move on. BT understood to opt against a direct replacement…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: M&A beckons in France and Spain
Analyst Briefing: Orange and rivals confirm SFR talks; MásOrange deal on the road to completion; ADSL gets a reprieve in France; Hexadone makes Hyvilo acquisition…
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PeoplewatchVodafone installs fresh CIOs in Czech Republic and Greece
Vodafone names Hilda László and Petr Brunclík as CIOs for its Czech and Greek OpCos respectively, continuing a wider refresh of its European IT leadership line-up.
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, as the Group sees departures of decarbonisation boss and lead on security products at Telefónica Tech.
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PeoplewatchT-Systems calls Philips exec for health appointment
T-Systems bulks up its health IT solutions arm by adding tech group Philips’ DACH boss to its industry team.
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PeoplewatchT-Mobile fibre venture Lumos revamps leadership as CEO exits
Brian Stading, CEO at EQT–TMUS fibre joint venture Lumos, is to step down at the end of March 2026. Lumos has also appointed new operations and network leaders to help drive Lumos’ fibre expansion strategy…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: AI guru brought in to ‘scale and enable’ tech
January 2026 update, including the entrance of a new AI director to drive “scaling and enabling”; transformation appointments at Networks and Business; another International top-team change; plus 20+ senior and strategic changes across the Group…
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PeoplewatchTower group Radius picks ex-Telefónica exec to lead strategy
Radius Global Infrastructure appoints Laura Fernández to a dual operations/strategy leadership role, seeking to bring decision-making closer to European clients as it seeks to continue expanding on the continent…
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: New year, new directions in EU tech and towers
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom, including the appointment of new bosses at fleet management business Telekom Mobility Solutions and freshly-set-up wireless infracos in Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. DT has also upped its focus on growing government defence spend with a dedicated account chief for NATO.
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PeoplewatchBosses now installed at DT’s new European tower carve-outs
Leaders now in place at DT’s startup tower interests in Croatia, Greece, and Hungary — helping the Group create a fresh bundle of assets that could form part of future European infra mega-merger.
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PeoplewatchDT picks new CEO to steer Mobility Solutions growth
Internal hire sees finance exec Dr. Christoph Wagner move to take helm of Telekom Mobility Solutions, and assume responsibility for management and electrification of the operator’s vast company car fleet, as well as related transport tech projects.
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PeoplewatchVodafone’s European satco takes step towards launch with first hire
‘SatCo’ joint venture with AST SpaceMobile drafts in Vodafone’s innovation head Daniel Thomas.