New appointment arrives to clean up Three’s network fiasco
UK telco Three has announced the appointment of Carlo Melis as Chief Network Officer just as the Huawei saga starts to rear its head once again.
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Loon bolsters connectivity credentials with advisory board signings
Alphabet’s latest X graduate Loon has added industry heavyweights to its advisory board as the business searches for commercial credibility in the world of connectivity.
BT rumoured to offer top job to Worldpay CEO
Following the exit of Baywatch lookalike Gavin Patterson, everyone has had a go at guessing who will be the next BT CEO. The wait may well be over with BT reportedly offering the job to Philip Jansen.
Combes sprints over to the US following Altice failure
Former Altice CEO Michel Combes wasted little time in moving on from his sacking by securing the CFO gig at US operator Sprint.
Record profits and new leadership at Samsung – busy week
Only a couple of weeks after the resignation of CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon, due to an ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the company, Samsung now has more CEOs than it knows what to do with.
Verizon builds its own mini-Ericsson by making Rima Qureshi Chief Strategy Officer
Further evidence that operators are increasingly looking to go it alone on networking tech as Rima Qureshi joins her old Ericsson boss at Verizon.
FCC back up to full strength with Carr and Rosenworcel
The FCC is back up to its traditional five Commissioners after the confirmation of Brendan Carr and Jessica Rosenworcel.
How can Vivendi have this much influence over TIM without owning it?
Following the removal of Flavio Cattaneo as CEO, the telco has appointed Arnaud Roy de Puyfontaine, the current Vivendi CEO, as interim boss.
Nokia poaches Samsung veteran to head up consumer tech division
Nokia Technologies – the bit that deals with things like wearables and intellectual property, is now being run by Gregory Lee, the former head of Samsung Electronics North America.
New BT Chairman du Plessis has his work cut out
BT has announced Jan du Plessis will replace Sir Mike Rake as Chairman, after his retirement in November later this year.
Astellia appoints Benamar as CEO
Network analytics vendor Astellia has announced the appointment of former Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson exec Abdelkrim Benamar as its new CEO.
Vodafone European exec Shuter poached by MTN for CEO role
MTN has appointed Rob Shuter as its new CEO, following the resignation of Sifiso Dabengwa after the Nigerian business unit was fined $5.2 billion after failing to manage its subscriber base appropriately.
TeliaSonera poaches Anders Olsson from Tele2 for COO role
Swedish telco continues its strategic overhaul following the collapse of its proposed Danish move with Telenor by appointing Anders Olsson as Chief Operating Officer.
Sprint unveils trio of CxOs, heralds business turnaround
US operator Sprint has celebrated ‘meaningful progress’ in its corporate turnaround strategy by appointing a new CFO, COO and CTO.
Huawei appoints new Western Europe boss
Chinese telco giant Huawei has given one of its most senior sales execs overall responsibility over the Western Europe region. Before being made Western Europe President, Vincent Pang had previously been President of global sales and before that VP of Western Europe. Pang’s predecessor, Kevin Tao, is moving back to Huawei’s global HQ in China.
Vodafone Wallet to offer contactless card payments
Vodafone Wallet users will soon be able to make contactless card payments with their smartphones, the operator has announced. The telco has entered into partnerships with financial services firm Visa and transaction technology provider Carta Worldwide to offer the NFC SIM-based solution through the Vodafone Wallet app.
Sharon White’s appointment as Ofcom chief confirmed
Following reports last week, UK regulator Ofcom has confirmed the appointment of Sharon White as its new Chief Executive. Joining from the HM Treasury, where she is Second Permanent Secretary, White will officially take the reins in March next year.
Citrix appoints former CA Technologies exec to lead Northern Europe
Virtualisation incumbent Citrix has announced the appointment of former CA Technologies executive Jacqueline de Rojas as area vice president, Northern Europe. In her role she will help drive awareness of the company’s virtual and mobile offerings across the region.
Verizon appoints Francis Yip to Lead Asia-Pacific business
Verizon Enterprise Solutions, the cloud computing and enterprise IT-focused division of American operator Verizon has appointed Francis Yip to group vice president of Verizon Asia Pacific, where he will lead all of the business’ strategic initiatives.
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