Trending: BT Group Taps Telia's Allison Kirkby as CEO
July 31 2023 - 5:35AM
Dow Jones News
0904 GMT - BT Group is among the most mentioned companies across
news items over the past three hours, according to Factiva data,
after the British telecommunications group appointed Swedish peer
Telia's Allison Kirkby as chief executive officer. Kirkby will
assume the role from the end of January, the FTSE 100-listed
company said. "Shareholders will hope she breathes some life into
the business, as it has been moping along for too long," AJ Bell
head of investment analysis Laith Khalaf said in a market comment.
Kirkby--who has been a nonexecutive director at BT Group since
2019--will earn a salary of 1.1 million pounds ($1.41 million)
annually and benefits in line with BT Group's remuneration policy.
Shares slid 0.7% following the announcement. Dow Jones & Co.
owns Factiva. (christian.moess@wsj.com)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 31, 2023 05:20 ET (09:20 GMT)
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