All Philippe Rogge articles
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OperationsVodafone Germany to axe 2,000 jobs in €400m cost-cutting drive
Vodafone Germany embarks on a cost-cutting journey with job cuts and investments going elsewhere.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: CEO claims reset success on Italian offload; now for the internal re-jig
Latest from ecosystem: confirmation of Italian exit triggers major overhaul of Group structure and ExCo. Elsewhere: German fibre disputes; M&A in Czechia; more from Africa, Europe, and much beyond…
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PeopleEssam on the rise as Vodafone shuffles exec deck
CEO changes in the UK and Germany to reflect changed shape of Group operations, European markets relegated under Ahmed Essam remit, Serpil Timuray steps into Investments posting…
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Network & InfrastructureDeutsche Telekom wades into ‘trench warfare’ over fibre duct access
Group continues to refute accusations it is trying to hinder altnet fibre buildouts.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Q3 shows progress, amidst German mire and Africa turbo
Beyond overall positive Q3 results: e& continues to be embraced despite national security scrutiny (including joining RAN mega-tender); Vantage Towers deploys a CIO; Amdocs bags TPG; Spain gets the nod + Open Gateway…
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Germany: O2 hits mobile coverage milestone
O2 hits mobile coverage milestone.
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Network & InfrastructureTelekom Deutschland on track to pass ten million premises in 2024
German NatCo maintains flagship FTTP goal, although driving take‑up remains a challenge.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone joins in accusations of strategic fibre overbuilding at DT
Vodafone Germany CEO claims his incumbent rival is driving “senseless excavating” and disrupting national fibre rollout through a lack of cooperation and intentional overbuilding.
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Financial & PerformanceQ1 FY23–24: pay-TV the hot topic as Vodafone Germany reengineering progress made
Della Valle on potential €800m pay‑TV losses: “we are talking about 80% to 90% margin”.
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Network & InfrastructureGopalan and peers take stock as Germany’s Gigabitstrategie turns one
Telco CEOs find some common ground over network deployment concerns. Gopalan continues to bat away overbuilding complaints.
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PremiumVodafone Germany to trim management and hire new sales staff
CEO Philippe Rogge flags “restart” with 1,300 full-time jobs, mainly in management and admin, in line for the axe.
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PeopleVodafone loses its B2B chief
Vodafone Business CEO Vinod Kumar to ‘retire’ to new portfolio career.
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PeopleVodafone Germany goes Dutch for new consumer boss
Marcel de Groot appointed Andreas Laukenmann’s replacement as Consumer Director.
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PeopleRising star Metze’s move to Telekom seen as hurting O2
Wolfgang Metze’s move to Telekom Deutschland deemed “a little damaging” as O2’s Chief Consumer Officer attributed with recent Telefónica success in Germany.
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PeopleVodafone Germany prepares for more exec exits
New CEO Rogge has another two senior vacancies to fill to accelerate German rebuild project.
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PremiumVodafone Q4 FY21–22: Germany weakness clouds performance
Deteriorating commercial performance in Germany and lack of visible progress on M&A were counterpoints to Europe’s “good growth”.
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Financial & PerformanceNew Vodafone Germany CEO tasked with turnaround
All eyes on new management as OpCo repairs commercial performance.
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OperationsVodafone flags German shop closures
Recalibrating German business to axe portion of retail network amid declining footfall.
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PeopleVodafone Germany names new CEO as Ametsreiter confirms exit
Hannes Ametsreiter to pursue private investment career from July, when Microsoft’s Philippe Rogge will take the Vodafone Germany helm. Rogge, President for Central & Eastern Europe at Microsoft, chosen for his “pan-European strategy”, says Group CEO Nick Read.