Philip Jansen
Former BT boss secures £3.7m final pay deal despite drop in profits
Philip Jansen’s final pay package was around a quarter higher than the previous year despite a fall in profits and heavy cost-cutting at the firm.
BT appoints first female boss in 170-year history
The telecoms giant named Allison Kirkby as its new boss to take over from Philip Jansen when he retires by the end of January next year.
BT begins search for new chief executive as Philip Jansen plans exit
THE boss of BT Group is planning to step down within the next year and the search for his successor has begun, the telecoms giant has announced.
BT boss Jansen bags £1.8m bonus as group plans to slash workforce
Philip Jansen secured the annual bonus despite the firm’s sweeping cost-cutting plans raising the alarm among unions.
BT Group to cut up to 55,000 jobs by end of decade
BT Group has said it will cut between 40,000 and 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as part of plans to slash costs and overhaul its workforce.
Activities of BT Group worth £690m to Northern Ireland economy in 2021/22 - report
THE activities of BT helped generate an estimated £690 million for the north’s economy last year, according to a report commissioned by the telecoms giant.
Openreach defers new ultrafast fibre projects in bid to clear backlog
BT’s digital network division said it is suspending work on future projects while it completes fibre networks it is already building.
BT finally back in growth mode as strike action looms
TELECOMS group BT has revealed its first sales growth for five years as it benefited from price increases for customers earlier this year.
BT seals Warner Bros Discovery sports joint venture deal
BT Group has agreed to form a new sports joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery in the UK and Ireland.
BT chairman Jan du Plessis quits prestigious £700,000-a-year job
The serial non-executive joined the telecoms giant in 2017 and was instrumental in helping it build better relations with regulator Ofcom.