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Three UK CEO to exit business at end of March

Three UK has announced CEO Dave Dyson will leave the business at the end of the month, with Three Ireland CEO Robert Finnegan to take over a newly combined telco.

• 05 Mar 2020

Nokia to replace CEO Rajeev Suri

With Nokia’s turnaround still seemingly distant, the Finnish networking vendor has decided it’s time for some fresh leadership.

• 02 Mar 2020

Sunrise and CEO Swantee abruptly part ways

Sunrise has entered 2020 with the surprise announcement that Olaf Swantee, previously one of the favourites to take over the top-job at BT, will no-longer be CEO.

• 03 Jan 2020

Former Orange CEO jailed over workers’ suicides

French telco Orange has been found guilty of ‘moral harassment’ by a French court, with former CEO Didier Lombard facing a suspended jail sentence.

• 20 Dec 2019

Legere is on the way out!

One of the most colourful, and successful characters in recent telco history is on his way out of T-Mobile US.

• 18 Nov 2019

Could Orange’s CEO end up in prison?

Orange CEO Stephane Richard is widely respected throughout the telco industry, but he is also currently embroiled in a legal battle which could land him behind bars.

• 03 Apr 2019

BT’s bids farewell to Gav on positive note

BT might have reported a slight fall in earnings, but beating market expectations will have helped departing CEO Gavin Patterson repair his reputation a bit.

• 31 Jan 2019

Europe is losing in the race to secure digital riches – DT CEO

Despite politicians around the world declaring the importance of technology and insisting their nation is one of the world leaders in digital, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hottges does not believe Europe is competing with the US and Asia.

• 12 Dec 2018

Telecom Italia kicks out CEO Amos Genish

In one of the least surprising board room purges ever, Telecom Italia (or TIM for short) has got rid of its CEO Amos Genish.

• 13 Nov 2018

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.

• 19 Oct 2018

Informa CEO doesn’t seem to fancy the BT job

It has been reported that Informa CEO Stephen Carter has been approached by BT as part of its search to replace CEO Gavin Patterson.

• 15 Aug 2018

Finance man takes the helm at Intel after Krzanich ‘resignation’

After Brian Krzanich handed in his notice of resignation, Intel has announced Bob Swan will step out of the accountants office and will lead the company as Interim CEO.

• 22 Jun 2018

BT CEO in last chance saloon as investors voice concern

New criticism of BT CEO has emerged, with some investors questioning his position at the helm as share price drops to the lowest point for six years.

• 04 Jun 2018

Orange CEO gets thumbs up despite fraud trial

The Orange Board of Directors has approved the renewal of Stéphane Richard’s mandate for an additional four years, despite the fact he is being tried alongside five other suspects for complicity in fraud and embezzlement charges.

• 20 Feb 2018

Orange CEO to face trial for complicity in fraud and embezzlement

Orange CEO Stephane Ricard has found himself in a bit of hot water with complicity in fraud and embezzlement charges dating back to his days in the French Ministry.

• 21 Dec 2017

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.

• 31 Oct 2017

Ericsson appoints VC board member Börje Ekholm as CEO, market unimpressed

It turns out Ericsson didn’t have to look to far to replace Hans Vestberg after appointing a long-time board member and representative of one of its biggest shareholders.

• 26 Oct 2016

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.

• 20 Jun 2016

Orange Group reshuffles senior management and reveals 5 year strategy

Mobile telco Orange has defined its plans for the next five years in a manifesto it has dubbed Essentials2020, with an emphasis on expansion in Africa, the Middle East and Spain and the mobile financial services vertical market.

• 01 Oct 2015

HTC replaces CEO with Chairwoman in strategic shift

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has concentrated all senior executive power in the hands of one person – Chairwoman and co-founder Cher Wang – after stripping Peter Chou of CEO responsibilities. The clear implication is that the Board thought Chou had taken the company as far as he could and it was time for a new direction.

• 20 Mar 2015