People and Talent
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China Telecom has announced the departure of Liang Baojun from his roles as executive director, president and chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
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Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark is set step to down, with Intel’s data centre and AI general manager Justin Hotard set to take over.
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Deutsche Telekom has extended CEO Tim Höttges’ contract, originally set to expire in 2026, ensuring “continuity” in leadership until 2028.
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T-Mobile US has appointed Srinivasan Gopalan as its new chief operating officer, effective March 1.
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Shortage of power supply, available land, and climate impacts are some of the biggest issues impacting data centres. The National Data Centre Academy (NDCA) is looking to tackle one of the industry’s most glaring issues: skills shortages.
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Telia has overhauled its group executive management team, with Holger Haljand and Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters becoming the heads of Telia Finland and Telia Baltics, respectively.
Forthcoming events
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The TM Forum, the global alliance of telco and tech companies, has picked Guy Lupo to lead its ‘AI & Data Innovation’ industry mission.
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Fibre network infrastructure provider Zayo Europe has appointed Caroline O’Connor as chief legal officer.
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Comms Council UK (CCUK), the UK trade association for telecom companies, has appointed Tracey Wright as its new chair.
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Semiconductor giant Micron has appointed Mike Cordano as the company’s executive vice president of worldwide sales.
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As 2024 draws to a close, Capacity looks back at some of the biggest hires that took place over the year.
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The CEO of Zain KSA, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Deghaither has sadly passed away, the telecommunications operator has announced.
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The head of Telenor Nordics, Jørgen Rostrup has unexpectedly passed away while travelling in Asia for a board meeting.
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…and I swear it is because they are on an inclusion drive. I am resentful and I won't support her."
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Dan Pitt is the president of Palo Alto Innovation advisors. He has some advice on how men can become successful male allies.
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The ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF) has today published its 5th Annual Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of the industry’s progress and challenges in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging within the telecommunications sector.
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Maya Kalcheva at Bulgaria's Neterra Group discusses female empowerment and her company's strategy.
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Jennifer Parkhill at Verizon Partner Solutions says broadening interest in diversity initiatives is encouraging.