BT has announced that
Sir Michael Rake, the current chairman of
KPMG International, will succeed Sir Christopher Bland as its
new chairman in September 2007.
BT said Rake will bring extensive international experience to BT
as it continues to expand its global business.
Rake said, “Sir Christopher Bland has done a magnificent job
setting BT on a secure financial footing and developing a strategy
for the future.
“I feel extremely enthusiastic about helping to build upon the
success of a company that has already given Britain a position of
international leadership in broadband availability, and has
established itself as a world leader in networked IT services.”
Bland said, “I am delighted to be handing over the chairmanship
of BT to such a distinguished international businessman.
“Michael has demonstrated outstanding leadership of a major
global organisation during a time of considerable turbulence and
change. I have every confidence that he will bring those same
qualities of leadership to BT.”
Rake is the chairman of Business in the Community, and is on the
board of the Prince of Wales' International Business Leaders Forum.
He is a governor of Wellington College.
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