Philip Jansen
Philip Jansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1967 University College Cardiff |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Ex-CEO, BT Group |
| Term | February 2019- January 2024 |
| Predecessor | Gavin Patterson |
| Successor | Allison Kirkby |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 5 |
Philip Eric Rene Jansen (born January 1967)
Early life
Jansen has a bachelor's degree in economics from
Career
In 2010, Jansen joined
Following the Worldpay IPO in 2015 by its then private equity owners, Bain Capital and Advent International, Jansen was due to receive £50 million.[4]
On 19 September 2018, Worldpay announced that Jansen would step down at the end of the year.[5]
On 25 October 2018 he was announced as the new CEO of BT with effect from 1 February 2019, succeeding Gavin Patterson.[6]
During his tenure as CEO of BT Group, an industrial dispute began with the CWU due to pay and working conditions.[7] This led to a strike ballot where 91.5% of BT, 95.8% of Openreach and 95.5% of EE CWU members who took part in the ballot voted to strike.[8] During the dispute, some employees and commentators referred to him as “Foodbank Phil”.[9]
In July 2023, it was announced that Jansen would be stepping down as CEO of BT within the next 12 months.[10]
Personal life
Jansen is married, with five children, and lives in west London.
References
- ^ a b c d "Philip Eric Rene JANSEN". Companies House. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Philip E. R. Jansen". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Philip Jansen joins Brakes Group as group chief executive". The Caterer. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Caroline Binham (20 September 2015). "Worldpay chief Philip Jansen to receive £500m from flotation". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Erin Caproni (19 September 2018). "Worldpay co-CEO to exit". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "BT appoints Worldpay's Philip Jansen as new chief executive". BBC. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "BT Faces Summer of Strike Disruption Over BT Pay Inaction". CWU. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "BT staff vote for first national strike in 35 years". the Guardian. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Rank hypocrisy on executive pay laid bare as BT Group industrial action ballot enters final week". CWU. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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