DALLAS, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today
announced that Jennifer Artley has
been appointed President for BT in the Americas with immediate
effect. BT operates in 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the US and Canada and has had a presence in the region
for more than 30 years. Artley will lead a team of more than 3,800
skilled specialists delivering networking, cloud-based unified
collaboration, hybrid cloud services and security to over 2,700
organizations across the region.
Artley has been with BT for three years, serving as Chief
Operating Officer (COO) for the United
States, Canada and
Latin America. She is taking over
from Bas Burger who was recently
named by BT to the role of CEO, Global Services.
Bas Burger said, "The Americas
hold a significant opportunity to support BT's growth ambitions as
a leading global business communications provider. I am fully
confident that Jennifer will continue to grow and transform our
business to best meet the needs of our customers. She brings a
wealth of experience to this key leadership position, which will
help us accelerate our global digital strategy."
Jennifer Artley said, "I am
honoured and thrilled to take this important leadership role within
BT and to drive the digital transformation journeys of our
customers. The Americas are a very promising market, with more than
70% of our global customers having a presence in the region. I'm
also looking forward to continuing our own transformation to become
a more digital business."
Artley joined BT in 2014 and brings more than 20 years of
technology, sales and business development experience to her new
role. Prior to joining BT, she held leadership positions at Equinix
and Level 3 Communications.
Global Telecoms Business listed Jennifer
Artley as one of the '50 Women to Watch in 2016'.
For further information
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About BT
BT's purpose is to use the power of
communications to make a better world. It is one of the world's
leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving
customers in 180 countries. Its principal activities include the
provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and
international telecommunications services to its customers for use
at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet
products and services; and converged fixed-mobile products and
services. BT consists of six customer-facing lines of
business: Consumer, EE, Business and Public Sector, Global
Services, Wholesale and Ventures, and Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2017,
BT Group's reported revenue was £24,062m with reported profit
before taxation of £2,354m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets
of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in
London and New York.
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