All People articles – Page 9
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PeopleEx-DT duo eye tech and telco opportunities after reuniting at Warburg Pincus
Former Group Chief Executive René Obermann hires one-time lieutenant Dirk Wössner to help build out European investment portfolio.
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PeopleInfra Peoplewatch: 20+ notable moves across global data centres, investors, Towers and UK fibre builders
January 2024 update: Global data centres (Atlas Edge, Kao Data, Rack Centre); investors (BII, DigitalBridge, KKR, Stonepeak); Towers (Crown Castle, CTIL, WIG, Vantage Towers); and UK fibre builders (G.Network, Hyperoptic, KCOM, nexfibre, Spring Fibre)…
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PeopleWireless Infrastructure Group hires new CEO for Towers unit
Richard Sinclair MBE, formerly of Ofcom, Virgin Media, and Zzoomm, to lead Wireless Infrastructure Group’s wireless connectivity offering for UK MNOs.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: European C-suite refresh rolls on
January 2024 update: Group makes management adjustments across various units in Croatia, France, Germany, and Greece.
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People1&1 Versatel’s Trebst makes switch to lead Vodafone-Altice joint venture OXG
Vodafone−Altice JV selects 1&1 Versatel boss Sören Trebst as its CEO, as of 1 April 2024. Find out more…
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PeopleAdey to lead Vodafone, Accenture shared services venture
_VOIS Group Director Gary Adey set to take the reins at new Commercial Shared Operations unit scheduled to launch in April 2024.
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PeopleEx-Telefónica chair César Alierta passes away
Operator reflects on former Chairman’s impact, having helped the operator to expand geographically and initiating its digital transformation strategy.
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PeopleExit of OTE’s long-serving boss prompts reshuffle at DT
Michael Tsamaz to leave Greek operator in mid-2024, ending spell spanning more than a decade. Reverbrations reach Hrvatski Telekom…
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PeopleVirgin Media O2 swaps commercial and ops execs
Ulrik Bengtsson and Gareth Turpin depart, with former strategic director Rob Orr taking the operational wheel, and Christian Hindennach filling in as commercial lead temporarily.
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PeopleOpenreach CTIO departs; B2B challenger destination mooted
Colin Lees, IT transformer in chief, heads for the wild side after 25 years of BT Group. Learn more…
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PeopleBT CEO Jansen: leaving operator “better than I found it”
Outgoing CEO ruminated on the highs and lows of his tenure during a fireside chat at the Great Telco Debate, reflecting on steps taken to drive fibre, create a ‘front‑foot’ mindset, and the stubborn gloom surrounding the share price.
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PeopleIncoming Vodafone CZ CEO brings entrepreneurial spirit, targets purpose-led transformation
Newly-named Vodafone Czech Republic CEO Violeta Luca will join in January from Microsoft, replacing longstanding leader Petr Dvořák.
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PeopleTelefónica Tech targets LatAm B2B growth with fresh hires
Operator’s B2B digital services arm brings in familiar faces to lead Brazilian and Mexican operations.
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People“I don’t want to be loved”: DT’s Höttges discusses his drivers as a CEO
Outspoken CEO of Europe’s biggest telecoms player reflects on vagaries of his management style.
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PeopleBT Biz swaps marketing lead; Bird flying to Mars
EE veteran and Enterprise alumni bids farewell, handing B2B remit to Helen Whetton. Shares journey supporting consumer and business strategy reboots, sees BT Business poised for ‘bright future’…
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PeopleDT picks out new German finance chief
Telekom Deutschland makes a paired announcement of its new finance lead and MD of Sales and Service, while stressing its ongoing focus on digitalising the finance division (and others), improving customer satisfaction, and driving fibre deployment.
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PeopleGavin Patterson takes chair at utility platform player Kraken
Former BT chief to help scale cloud-based supply chain automation platform in the energy sector and beyond.
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PeopleDT switches supervisor at Hrvatski Telekom
Europe business-to-business boss Elvira González is elected Croatian telco’s new Chairperson.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom’s Mudesir plots XGS-PON future
No “big bang” planned for copper network switchoff, says Group Chief Technology Officer.
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PeopleTom Bartlett steps down as American Tower CEO
Steve Vondran appointed to lead TowerCo starting in February 2024.