Appointments

Telecom Italia adds three new senior execs

TIM, the owner of Sparkle, has added three new executives to senior positions reporting directly to new CEO Luigi Gubitosi (pictured).

08 January 2019 | James Pearce

Colt recruits former Jio executive to head new India data centre business

13 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Colt has hired former Reliance Jio executive Sujeet Deshpande to head its new data centre operation in India.
TDC’s Allison Kirkby to be non-exec on BT’s board

12 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Allison Kirkby, the CEO of Danish operator TDC, is to join the BT board as a non-executive director.
Vestberg to replace retiring McAdam as Verizon chair

11 February 2019 | James Pearce

Verizon Communications CEO Hans Vestberg has been elected as chairman of the company, replacing former CEO Lowell McAdam, who is set to retire in March.
Van Ierland named as CCO of expanded iBasis

11 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The expanded iBasis has made Edwin Van Ierland its chief commercial officer.
Wholesale chief becomes new CEO of Telecom Egypt

10 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Adel Hamed, Telecom Egypt’s chief international and wholesale officer, has been promoted to be CEO of the group, in succession to Ahmed El Beheiry.
Cognizant hires Vodafone Business boss as new CEO

10 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

IT consulting company Cognizant has hired Brian Humphries, CEO of Vodafone Business, to be its new CEO from the start of April.