As BT Enterprise turns its consideration to the UK, Jon James has been named CEO and a member of its Govt Committee. His new place will start on March 3, 2025.
Jon involves BT Group from Nuuday, the highest telecom firm in Denmark, the place he has been CEO since 2021 and has spearheaded the corporate’s restructuring and growth.
“I am thrilled to welcome Jon to BT and to be working with him once more,” said Allison Kirkby. As we fully focus BT Enterprise on the UK, Jon’s intensive experience within the UK and European telecom sectors, collectively together with his confirmed skill to information corporations via change, can be extraordinarily useful.
“I’m thrilled and honored to hitch BT as CEO of BT Enterprise, the UK’s chief in B2B telecoms,” said Jon James. “I’m excited to collaborate with Allison, Bas, and the BT Enterprise crew as we create an much more worthwhile asset for our purchasers, shareholders, and the UK. BT Enterprise affords an unequalled mix of robust buyer connections and top-notch technological know-how.”
With a view to turn out to be a UK-centric firm, BT mentioned firstly of this fiscal 12 months that it will search to optimize its world operations, together with via doable partnerships. Bas Burger, the present CEO of Enterprise, could have extra time to concentrate on streamlining BT’s world operations and investigating prospects for the division now that Jon has joined the manager crew.
“I need to thank Bas for his management of BT Enterprise,” said Allison Kirkby. As we go ahead with prospects for our world enterprise, his robust connections with vital companions, distributors, and prospects, in addition to his broad understanding of the telecom trade for multinational organizations, can be extraordinarily useful.
Regarding Jon James
Jon has labored within the TMT trade throughout Europe, together with the UK and Scandinavia, for nearly 30 years. He has expertise turning round companies; most just lately, he oversaw the rebirth and growth of Nuuday, the highest Danish telecom supplier, the place he served as CEO from 2021 to the tip of 2024.
Previous to this, Jon held key positions at Virgin Media from 2007 to 2013, served as CEO of Tele2 Netherlands from 2017 to 2019, served as Chief Working Officer at Com Hem, a Swedish cable operator, from 2014 to 2016, and labored with prime non-public fairness corporations from 2019 to 2021.
Along with being a UK native, Jon is married, has two youngsters, and co-founded Space2Grow, an award-winning nonprofit that helps native households.
