Philip Jansen

British businessman (born 1967)

Philip Jansen

Born|  (1967-01-28) 28 January 1967 (age 57)[1]

United Kingdom[1]

Nationality| British[1]
Education| University College Cardiff
Occupation| Businessman
Title| Ex-CEO, BT Group
Term| February 2019- January 2024
Predecessor| Gavin Patterson
Successor| Allison Kirkby
Spouse| Married
Children| 5

Philip Eric Rene Jansen (born January 1967)[1] is a British businessman, and was the chief executive officer (CEO) of BT from February 2019 to January 2024, having previously been CEO of Worldpay since April 2013.

## Early life[edit]

Jansen has a bachelor's degree in economics from University College Cardiff.[2]

## Career[edit]

In 2010, Jansen joined Brakes Group as CEO, having been COO of Sodexo.[3]

Following the Worldpay IPO in 2015 by its then private equity owners, Bain Capital and Advent International, Jansen was due to receive £50 million.[4]

On 19 September 2018, Worldpay announced that Jansen would step down at the end of the year.[5]

On 25 October 2018 he was announced as the new CEO of BT with effect from 1 February 2019, succeeding Gavin Patterson.[6]

During his tenure as CEO of BT Group, an industrial dispute began with the CWU due to pay and working conditions.[7] This led to a strike ballot where 91.5% of BT, 95.8% of Openreach and 95.5% of EE CWU members who took part in the ballot voted to strike.[8] During the dispute, some employees and commentators referred to him as “Foodbank Phil”.[9]

In July 2023, it was announced that Jansen would be stepping down as CEO of BT within the next 12 months.[10]

## Personal life[edit]

Jansen is married, with five children, and lives in west London.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Philip Eric Rene JANSEN". Companies House. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
2. ^ "Executive Profile: Philip E. R. Jansen". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. ^ "Philip Jansen joins Brakes Group as group chief executive". The Caterer. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
4. ^ Caroline Binham (20 September 2015). "Worldpay chief Philip Jansen to receive £500m from flotation". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
5. ^ Erin Caproni (19 September 2018). "Worldpay co-CEO to exit". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. ^ "BT appoints Worldpay's Philip Jansen as new chief executive". BBC. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
7. ^ "BT Faces Summer of Strike Disruption Over BT Pay Inaction". CWU. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
8. ^ "BT staff vote for first national strike in 35 years". the Guardian. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
9. ^ "Rank hypocrisy on executive pay laid bare as BT Group industrial action ballot enters final week". CWU. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
10. ^ Prescott, Katie (11 July 2023). "BT chief Philip Jansen to step down in next 12 months". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

Business positions

Preceded by

Gavin Patterson

|  Chief Executive of BT Group
2019-2024  | Incumbent

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