BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) has appointed Allison Kirkby as chief executive, taking over from Philip Jansen who announced he was stepping down earlier this month.
Kirkby, who has been president and CEO of Telia, the Swedish digital communications and telecommunications group, since early 2020, will assume the role by the end of January 2024 at the latest.
She moved into the TMT sector in 2010, initially joining Virgin Media, and was most recently president and CEO of TDC, the largest telecommunications company in Denmark.
She has been a non-executive director at BT Group since 2019.
Adam Crozier, BT's chairman, said: "The board is delighted to have appointed Allison as our new chief executive. She is a proven leader, with deep sector experience and a history of having transformed businesses.”
Kirkby said: "Having been a member of the BT Group board for the past four years, I'm fully supportive of our strategy and am excited about leading it into its next phase of development, as we grow to support customers, shareholders and the UK economy."
Jansen will support the handover until the end of March 2024.