All People articles – Page 2
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PeopleVodafone’s open RAN frontman takes TIP presidency
Francisco Martín Pignatelli, Vodafone’s Head of Open RAN, has been appointed President of the Board of Directors at TIP, with the organisation claiming his “deep expertise and passion” for open network architectures positions him well to tackle the role…
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PeopleDigital Infra Peoplewatch: fibre C-level switches; towerco leadership tweaks
September 2025 edition: Simon Holden steps in as CityFibre CEO as Greg Mesch moves upstairs; TDF names new towerco boss; AST SpaceMobile fills in director roles; more…
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PeopleMagenta Telekom boss freshens team with new finance, HR chiefs
Austrian operator’s recently-appointed chief exec Thomas Kicker draws on parent Deutsche Telekom’s talent pool to fill CFO and CHRO vacancies.
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PeopleSrini Gopalan to take T-Mobile CEO job in November
As widely anticipated, T-Mobile’s recently installed Chief Operating Officer Srini Gopalan is to assume the operator’s reins after CEO Mike Sievert opts to step down early.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: spotlight on sovereignty, Mittelstand marketing, and fibre up-sell
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom see the Group seeking to strengthen its status as all-pervading IT and comms player in Germany, arrowing in on data sovereignty and digitisation of the Mittelstand in the B2B space, and changing up its residential segment leadership in a bid to regain momentum on broadband.
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PeopleAmerican Tower’s international chief steps down
Boss of US infra giant’s vast overseas tower estate is to leave role at end of 2025, following eight busy and transformative years of expansion, deal-making, and modernisation. Updates on succession to be announced in “due course”, says spokesperson.
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PeopleVodafone Peoplewatch: HR overhaul at HQ and beyond
September 2025 edition: series of changes to HR, regulatory policy, external affairs, and legal leadership positions make for refreshed Executive Committees in Europe and Africa; plus senior and strategic appointments at Group and OpCo level around Vodafone…
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: Corporate Affairs & Brand chief steps onto the BT ExCo
Latest senior and strategic changes across BT, including a new ExCo member for Allison Kirkby, charged with driving brand transformation and reputational change; Openreach boardroom swaps; BT International rework continues; more…
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PeopleUK small cell player Ontix appoints fresh CEO
Chris Newall joins neutral host and small cell business as CEO, seeking to accelerate rollout of the provider’s wireless infra solutions…
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PeopleTelefónica Peoplewatch: Spanish switches take in transformation, alarms, and Ericsson relationship
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, including the installation of new execs to lead Movistar Prosegur Alarmas and Spanish transformation plans, plus the departure of Ericsson’s Global Account lead for the Group…
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PeopleNuuday brings in ex-Vodafone IT architect to lead ServCo’s ‘harder’ next phase
Carlos Moreno Alonso appointed CTIO to lead TDC Group subsidiary’s ongoing digital transformation project.
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PeopleNew boss brought in at Telefónica’s home security venture
Operator’s partner Prosegur promotes from within to fill vacant Exec Chair spot at their six-year-old connected-security joint venture.
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PeopleFrance’s TDF installs new towerco boss
French wireless infra group names Nicolas Gibergues as Managing Director of business’ Towerco unit, claiming his international and sector-specific experience will enable it to compete in an “increasingly competitive” infra market…
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PeopleT-Mobile crafts CEO succession plan around ops boss Gopalan
As widely speculated, and even assumed, T-Mobile has lined up a succession plan with the appointment of Srini Gopalan to Chief Operating Operator, according to operator executives.
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PeopleExecs reshuffled at Orange MEA after fintech boss exits
Departure of Orange Money Group chief Aminata Kane prompts a change at top of fast-growing regional fintech business and operator’s Tunisian outpost.
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PeopleDT resets consumer leadership amid German broadband challenges
Operator’s new German boss rings changes after shift in strategy to arrest recent slide in broadband user numbers and fibre sign-ups.
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PeopleT-Systems rejigs top team with dedicated sovereignty and tech execs
T-Systems rejigs management team with appointments to two new roles focused on sovereignty and strategy and transformation, replacing previous Chief Technology Officer function.
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PeopleT-Mobile US: Almeida takes on mega-Growth; Saw top-Tech
Deep Dive: Significant leadership update brings in new head of Growth, promotes CTO. Almeida to marshal M&A war chest, lead pursuit of new revenue streams beyond core mobile business, particularly adtech, B2B and fibre.
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PeopleVi: CEO Moondra steps aside, sets challenge for successor
Debt-laden Indian operator Vi names a new CEO in Abhijit Kishore, who has a mountain to climb if he is to complete the job of turning around a business that has been in perpetual decline for several years.
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PeopleBT Ireland swaps leadership to begin ‘next phase’
Carol Connolly to take over from Shay Walsh to lead BT’s in-transition Irish business.