BT Group PLC Rob Shuter appointed CEO of BT's Enterprise unit (6864U)
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BT Group PLC
31 July 2020
31 July 2020
Rob Shuter appointed CEO of BT's Enterprise unit
BT Group today announced the appointment of Rob Shuter as CEO of
its Enterprise unit and as a member of BT's Executive
Committee.
Rob is currently Group President and CEO at MTN Group, Africa's
leading mobile telecommunications company with 250 million
customers across 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East. Prior
to joining MTN he served as CEO of Vodafone's European Cluster as
well as being CEO of Vodafone Netherlands.
Philip Jansen, BT Group Chief Executive, said: "I'm delighted to
welcome Rob to BT. He brings a wealth of international telecoms
experience and has a track record of driving innovation in business
and consumer markets. This will make him ideally suited to drive
forward the support we provide to UK businesses and public sector
organisations. The UK's economic recovery will depend on their
success and BT wants to play a key part in supporting these
critical parts of the economy."
Rob Shuter said: "I am looking forward to joining Philip and the
broader BT team. BT Enterprise has a key role to play in delivering
the BT ambition of becoming the world's most trusted connector of
people, devices and machines and I am excited to be part of that
journey."
Rob is expected to join by the end of the 2020/21 financial
year.
Gerry McQuade the current CEO of BT Enterprise has announced he
will be retiring from BT. Gerry has spent more than 12 years at EE
and then BT, initially joining BT as the CEO of Wholesale and
Ventures before moving on to lead the integration of that unit with
Business and Public Sector to form the combined Enterprise business
in 2018.
Philip Jansen said: "I'd like to thank Gerry for the
contribution he's made over a number of years. Most recently where
he has led the creation of Enterprise and has overseen the
strengthening of our core business to deliver the best fixed and
mobile networks in the UK. We've been discussing for a while the
right time for Gerry to retire from BT and I wish him all the best
for the future."
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Notes to Editors
Rob Shuter Biography
Group President and CEO, MTN Group, since March 2017, leading
the transformation of MTN group into a leading multi-national
telecommunications company with over 250 million customers across
21 countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Vodafone Group from January 2012 to December 2016, and Chief
Executive Officer Europe Cluster and member of the Vodafone
Executive Committee from October 2015, responsible for Vodafone's
operations in 9 European markets.
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Vodacom Group
Limited from 2009 to December 2011, responsible for the broad
finance function across 6 operating companies in Africa. Portfolio
responsibilities included finance, treasury, tax, group risk,
supply chain, internal audit and investor relations.
Prior to joining Vodacom, Mr Shuter held various roles in the
financial sector including Managing Director - Nedbank Retail,
2004-2009; and Head of Investment Banking - Standard Bank,
1997-1999. Mr Shuter is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South
Africa).
About BT Enterprise
BT Enterprise is the leading business communications provider in
the UK, connecting more than 1 million business customers and
public sector organisations with an extensive portfolio of
communication and IT solutions. It also provides network products
and services to communication providers operating in the UK and
Republic of Ireland. BT Enterprise generated GBP6.1 billion revenue
and GBP1.2 billion in operating profit in the March 2020 financial
year.
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