British Telecoms (BT) has announced the appointment of a new global services leadership team, which includes Luis Alvarez as president of the company's global services for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The appointment follows organisational changes by the BT Group, which includes setting up of separate units focused on public and private sectors and the forming of a new UK management board.
Alavarez, who previously served as CEO of BT Spain, will be responsible for growing BT's footprint and revenues across the EMEA market unit, the company says in a statement. Currently, BT has offices in 37 African countries and distributors or agents in another 17.
No local change
A BT spokesman says there will be no change in the regional responsibilities of the BT SA leadership, with EMEA GM, Brian Armstrong, and France country manager, Olivier Campenon, remaining in their respective positions.
"They have both created and managed highly successful areas for the past year," the spokesman says.
BT SA, which previously focused only on delivering contracted services, recently announced its intention to seek new contracts and play more aggressively in the local telecoms space.
Armstrong said at the time that the change in the South African regulatory environment, signified by the promulgation of the Electronic Communications Act, was one of the key issues driving the decision to seek growth.
He said BT SA was previously limited in what it could do due to regulatory constraints and the change in the law offers the company new opportunities.
Global team
BT says Allen Ma will continue his role as head of the Asia Pacific unit. New global leadership appointments also include Tim Smart as chairman of the UK management board, Tom Craig as president responsible for UK Corporates, and Michael Boustridge as president of BT USA and Canada. Their appointments go into effect on 1 July.
The new global management team, which reports to CEO Francois Barrault, is responsible for delivering software-based services to multi-site organisations around the world and accelerating revenue growth, the company says.
The organisational changes provide BT Global Services with the opportunity to become more customer-centric and to simplify and accelerate the way it operates, says Barrault.
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