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BT Group PLC
17 August 2021
17 August 2021
Adam Crozier appointed as Chairman of BT
BT Group plc ("BT") is pleased to announce that Adam Crozier
will succeed Jan du Plessis as Chairman. Adam will join the Board
as an independent non-executive director and Chairman Designate
with effect from 1 November 2021 and will become Chairman with
effect from 1 December 2021 when Jan will retire from the BT
Board.
Adam is an experienced chairman with significant operational and
transformational experience in both public and private businesses
across a range of industries, making him an excellent candidate to
chair BT. He is currently Chairman of Whitbread plc, ASOS plc,
Kantar Group Limited, as well as a non-executive director of Sony
Corporation. He has built a strong track record in turning around
organisations and for his ability to build and lead successful
management teams. Earlier in his career and for over 20 years he
was a CEO across four different sectors, most recently as the CEO
of ITV plc and before that as CEO of Royal Mail Holdings plc, where
he led its modernisation and transformation.
On taking up the chairmanship of BT, Adam will step down as
Chairman of ASOS plc on 29 November 2021 and will not put himself
forward for re-election at their upcoming annual general meeting.
He will also step down as a non-executive director of Sony
Corporation with effect from 31 December 2021.
Jan du Plessis said: "I am delighted Adam is succeeding me. C
hairing the Board of BT over the past four years has been a
tremendous privilege. BT is a truly unique and special business and
what this company does really matters to so many people. I am
immensely grateful to my fellow Board members for their support and
hard work during my tenure as Chairman. I wish Adam every success
as he joins the Board at a very exciting time for the Company and I
wish BT the very best for the future."
Iain Conn, BT's Senior Independent Director, said: "After a
thorough and comprehensive process to ensure we identified the very
best candidate to lead BT, Adam is the unanimous choice of the
Board. He has significant experience in leading public company
boards, developing teams and managing stakeholders and brings a
strong transformational and operational track record in large-scale
executive roles."
Adam Crozier said: " It is an honour to join the Board of BT and
to succeed Jan as Chair. BT is a hugely important company, with a
critical role to play in building the digital networks and services
to support the UK's future. I look forward to working with the
Board, Philip and his executive team to create value for all our
stakeholders."
Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, said: " I would like to thank
Jan for his leadership over the last four years. He has overseen
the achievement of significant milestones and the recent
improvement in BT's fortunes and his careful stewardship has left
the business in a better, stronger position. On behalf of the
Executive Committee and all our colleagues, I would like to wish
him well for the future. I am delighted to welcome Adam to BT and I
really look forward to working with him as we target returning BT
to consistent growth."
On joining the Board, Adam will be appointed to the Nominations
Committee and will succeed Jan as Chair of that committee on 1
December 2021.
There are no additional matters that would require disclosure in
respect of Adam Crozier pursuant to 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of
the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
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Adam Crozier biography
Adam Crozier is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Whitbread
plc, ASOS plc and Kantar Group Ltd. He is also Non-Executive
Director of Sony Corporation. Previously he held the chairmanships
of Stage Entertainment BV and Vue International Cinema Group.
Adam has had over 20 years' experience as a CEO across four
different industries, most recently as the CEO of ITV plc from
April 2010 to June 2017. Over that time, he has built a strong
track record in turning around troubled organisations and in
building and leading successful management teams. Under Adam's
leadership, ITV plc was transformed into one of the most successful
and dynamic media and content companies in the world and its
financial performance improved dramatically, with earnings per
share increasing by over 800%.
Before joining ITV, Adam was chief executive of Royal Mail,
where over seven years he led its modernisation and transformed it
from a heavily loss-making position to profitability. Prior to
Royal Mail he was CEO of the Football Association between 2000 and
2002 and Joint CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi from 1995 to 2000.
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About BT
BT Group is the UK's leading telecommunications and network
provider and a leading provider of global communications services
and solutions, serving customers in 180 countries. Its principal
activities in the UK include the provision of fixed voice, mobile,
broadband and TV (including Sport) and a range of products and
services over converged fixed and mobile networks to consumer,
business and public sector customers. For its global customers, BT
provides managed services, security and network and IT
infrastructure services to support their operations all over the
world. BT consists of four customer-facing units: Consumer,
Enterprise, Global and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Openreach,
which provides access network services to over 650 communications
provider customers who sell phone, broadband and Ethernet services
to homes and businesses across the UK.
For the year ended 31 March 2021, BT Group's reported revenue
was GBP21,331m with reported profit before taxation of
GBP1,804m.
British Telecommunications plc 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 the London Stock Exchange.
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