All Rob Shuter articles
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief
May 2026 update: 20+ changes including a Vi boardroom switch following levy relief; entrance of a new Enterprise chief in Kenya; network operations leadership change in Europe; Vodafone welcoming a former BT Group strategy principal; and OneApp architect brought inhouse from Celfocus…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: stores, service ops, and security reshuffles
April 2026 edition: another veteran networks research Fellow leaves BT; Openreach fills out CX and regional Service Operations teams; bricks-and-mortar stores get a new director; Ian Cheshire lined up for Ofcom chairmanship…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset
April 2026 edition: Embattled INWIT appoints Michele Gamberini as new technology chief; EMEA telco veteran Rob Shuter joins KKR’s infra investment team; GlobalConnect names execs as part of wider restructuring; more…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: security, sovereignty take centre stage
Analyst Briefing: BT is expanding its UK sovereignty push with new services and capacity plans; security also gets a nod via a major leadership change said to enable ‘focus and scale’; and changes in the fibre world mean more subsidised build for Openreach…
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PeoplewatchEMEA telco veteran Rob Shuter bolsters KKR’s digital infra squad
KKR has added heavyweight telco leader Rob Shuter to its advisory panel, tapping his ‘rare’ blend of fibre and telecoms expertise as the firm looks to scale its digital infra stable.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: more change at Eutelsat; Vantage CEO named
November 2025 edition: France’s Eutelsat appoints Sébastien Rouge as CFO; Martin Bouchard becomes Vantage Towers’ fourth CEO in three years; UK altnet CEO departures continue, with Guy Miller leaving MS3 Networks and Sean Royce exiting Quickline…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: brand strategy remains in the spotlight, former CEOs line up boardroom gigs
20+ senior and strategic changes across BT in November’s edition, including another notable appointment in the Group’s effort to revitalise its stable of brands; rumours that former CEO Philip Jansen is set for another high-flying boardroom role; network and security leadership changes; and more at TNT Sports, EE, and BT Business…
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PeoplewatchVodafone and BT veteran joins Boldyn board
Rob Shuter, former CEO at BT Enterprise and a veteran Vodafone fixer, has been added to Boldyn’s Board of Directors, with the neutral host player seeking to tap his finance and telecoms experience in decision-making…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: high-profile exits at Group, Openreach, amidst digital imports
20+ senior and strategic changes at BT, including a transformation guru brought in from KPN to lead Business recovery; policy and regulation in focus at Group level; IT architecture swaps at Digital; and convergence expertise imported to support EE ambitions…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Weekly: CEO claims ‘solid start’ but warns of tumultuous year to come
Latest from BT and its interests, including: a Q1 report that tees up plenty of turbulence to come, but with a recovery scheduled within the next 18 months; a massive ESN contract in the works with BT despite equally substantial delays in recent years; and new digs for the former CEO…
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: new Business CEO sets hiring agenda
25+ senior and strategic people moves across the Vodafone ecosystem, including: Marika Auramo laying plans to grow the Business team; top-level healthcare division exit; SpaceMobile ExCo reshuffle; and new digs for two former Vodafone CFOs…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: network architects, private cloud gurus, convergence charge
Several high-profile and strategic changes at BT Group, including a new Chief Architect; a fresh face to tackle the consumer convergence sticking point; and an executive exit in India as the Group talks up its presence in the subcontinent…
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: Business exec changes in Africa, Europe
30+ senior/strategic changes, including: new B2B chiefs in Africa and Europe; new CFO in Greece creates opening in Czechia; and Partner Markets changes reflecting deals in central Asia and the Middle East. Plus lots more significant changes at European OpCos, Investments companies, and Group HQ…
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Strategy & ChangeBT’s Division X repositioned in latest B2B rework
Marc Overton to exit in June as Enterprise “growth engine” Division X gets swallowed by BT Business’s Product function.
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PeoplewatchBurger brings in Global allies to inaugural BT Business leadership team
CEO Bas Burger confirms top-table of BT’s newly merged £8bn+ B2B division: 25 incumbents and 2 incomers whittled down to an ExCo baker’s dozen.
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Strategy & ChangeBas Burger to lead BT’s combined enterprise division
Current Global CEO takes BT Business top-spot as Enterprise opposite Rob Shuter steps away from the Group.
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Venturing & InvestmentsBT scouts green manufacturing startups
Three European startups join BT’s Green Tech Innovation Platform.
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Strategy & ChangeBT targets overlap with potential Enterprise–Global merger
BT aims to find efficiencies in B2B divisions as part of wider cost savings.
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PeoplewatchBT Enterprise shuffles SoHo, SME leadership
Caroline Southall named SoHo Director; Chris Sims takes SME spot.
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Financial & PerformanceBT brings OnePhone into Division X fold as unit boosts sales
Converged comms business grows in first year under BT Enterprise.