U.K. telecom giant BT has named its first-ever female CEO, Allison Kirkby, who currently serves as the chief executive of Swedish telecoms company Telia. Kirkby will assume her new role early next year, succeeding Philip Jansen, who has been in charge for over four years.
Kirkby, a non-executive director at BT since 2019, will lead the implementation of cost-cutting measures, including a potential reduction of 55,000 jobs across the conglomerate by 2030. The strategy was outlined earlier this year by Jansen.
