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...The friction between the Poldarkian Mr Patterson and Sharon White, leading lady at Ofcom, kept viewers agog for most of his five years at BT. Salesforce appears to be a broad church....
...BT is going through a major overhaul of the business under Mr Jansen, who inherited the turnround plan from his predecessor Gavin Patterson....
...The next BT boss should be a tactician the equal of Sharon White, Ofcom’s formidable boss. Charisma should be a lesser qualification....
...Sharon White, head of Ofcom, the regulator, recently said BT was in danger of going the same way as Kodak and Polaroid if it missed the fibre revolution, comments that were made at a conference that Mr Patterson...
...The results will also give Mr Patterson the chance to try and change the narrative....
...Sharon White, chief executive of Ofcom, said the company faces a critical juncture in the coming years that could define whether it survives....
...But BT’s long-suffering investors may have something to cheer if the concessions improve relations with Ofcom’s tough Sharon White....
...BT chief executive and foil of regulator Ofcom, Gavin Patterson, is stepping down. But he appears to be having one last dance with Ofcom boss Sharon White....
...Mr Patterson said it was because of “current market and regulatory headwinds and our investment plans”....
...Mr Williams, a former Ofcom board director, was hired in 2008 by Gavin Patterson, now BT’s chief executive, who was then head of the consumer arm....
...Mr Williams, a former Ofcom board director, was hired by BT in 2008 by Gavin Patterson when he was head of its consumer arm and was promoted last year to his current role....
...Jul 2015: Sharon White, head of Ofcom, leaves a break-up of BT on the table 3. Feb 2016: BT pledges to increase its £1bn spend on fibre to appease Ofcom 4....
...Gavin Patterson: “I’m struggling to keep this on the road — some guys in Milan have fiddled with the gears....
...Given Brexit and the deafening yelps for better performance coming from rival operators, Ofcom chief Sharon White has clearly decided a quick and dirty solution is best....
...The Poldark side of BT BT boss Gavin Patterson is as much a heart-throb to investors as Poldark’s Aidan Turner is to viewers....
...Meetings held last week between Gavin Patterson, chief executive of BT, and Sharon White, chief executive of Ofcom, failed to reach an agreement to satisfy the regulator’s demands for more independence for...
...I’m Sharon White. GP: Sharon’s a good name for a hairdresser.SW: It’s a good name for a super-smart regulator, too. Been anywhere nice on your holidays?...
...It is yet to be determined whether Mr Selley will report directly to Gavin Patterson, BT’s chief executive, or to the new Openreach board....
...BT: Pass-agg Patterson Women always want to change the men in their lives, it is said. Ofcom boss Sharon White appears to be an example. She wants Gavin Patterson to adopt a high-fibre diet....
...Mr Patterson said BT had “listened to Ofcom and industry” and would introduce “significant changes to meet their concerns”....
...Ofcom boss Sharon White has backed away from splitting Openreach, the UK’s main telecoms infrastructure group, away from BT, which Mr Patterson runs. Ring fencing is the likely alternative....
...Sharon White, Ofcom chief executive, said: People across the UK today need affordable, reliable phone and broadband services....
...telecoms regulator, will reveal its first review of the British telecoms and broadband market in a decade on Thursday, and the only certainty is that the status quo is no longer an option, according to Sharon...
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