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BT: John Petter Appointed Managing Director, Consumer At Bt Retail(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RDATE:10042008 John Petter has been appointed as Managing Director, Consumer at BT Retail with effect from May 1, 2008, BT announced today. John, currently Consumer Chief Operating Officer at BT Retail, joined BT from Telewest in September 2004. His current role will not be directly replaced. Gavin Patterson, current BT Group Managing Director, welcomed the appointment, "John has led the delivery of major improvements for the Consumer business in the face of strong competition, and drove the launch of the strategically important BT Home Hub. It's great news that we have been able to make this appointment from within the business, and John's wealth of experience, together with a deep understanding of the marketplace, will continue to drive and deliver the Consumer strategy moving forward." John Petter added, "I'm thrilled and delighted to have the opportunity to build on the Consumer Division's success over the last few years. I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead, serving BT's customers to the best of my ability." John's appointment follows the announcement on April 8 that Gavin Patterson will become CEO of BT Retail, joining the BT Board, on June 1. Patterson succeeds Ian Livingston, who has been appointed CEO of BT Group. NOTES FOR EDITORS Photographs of John Petter can be downloaded from here: http://imagelibrary.btplc.com/assetbank-btplc/action/browseItems?categor yId=148&categoryTypeId=1&allCats=0 About BT BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale. In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc's revenue was GBP20,223 million with profit before taxation of GBP2,484 million. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. CONTACT: Adam Liversage, Chief Press Officer,BT Group Newsroom Tel:+44 (0)20 7356 5366 Tel: +44 (0)780 117 9032 e-mail: [email protected] BT Group Newsroom Tel: +44 (0)20 7356 5369 (24 hour) Tel: +44 (0)20 7356 5369 WWW: http://www.btplc.com WWW: http://bt.com ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |