Allison Kirkby

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Allison Kirkby
Born1967 (age 5657)
Scotland
NationalityBritish
Education Glasgow Caledonian University (HND)
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forCEO, BT Group
TitleCEO, BT Group
Predecessor Philip Jansen
Board member ofBT Group
Children2

Allison Kirkby FCMA (born 1967) is a British businesswoman and the chief executive (CEO) BT Group. [1] In July 2023, she was publicly named to succeed Philip Jansen as CEO of BT Group, effective 1 February 2024. [2]

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Early life

Kirkby was born in Scotland in 1967. [3] [4] She earned a Higher National Diploma (HND) in accounting from Glasgow Caledonian University and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA). [3]

Career

Kirkby qualified as a chartered management accountant in 1990 while working at Guinness. [5]

Kirkby worked Procter & Gamble for 20 years before entering the telecoms industry with Virgin Media. [5] She then led Tele2 and TDC Holding A/S from 2015 to 2020. [5]

In 2019, she was appointed to the board of BT Group as a non-executive director. [5] [2]

In 2020, Kirkby became chief executive of Telia Company, Sweden's largest telecoms provider of which 40% is owned by the state. [6]

In August 2023, BT Group announced Kirkby as its new Chief Executive Officer as of February 1st, 2024. [6] Kirkby will be the first woman to hold the position. [2] As chief executive, Kirkby will be responsible for the £15 billion rollout of fibre broadband to 25 million homes by 2026 and the cutting up to 55,000 jobs by 2030. [6]

Personal life

Kirkby is married with two children. [6] She splits her time between homes in Stockholm, Sweden and Windsor, England. [6]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Allison Kirkby: President and Chief Executive Officer". Telia. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. "BT hires Glaswegian Allison Kirkby as next CEO". Scottish Financial Review. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jolly, Jasper (31 July 2023). "BT appoints Allison Kirkby as company's first female CEO". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Turvill, William (7 August 2023). "Meet the women running the telecommunications sector". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 7 August 2023.