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News The successor to BT Retail CEO Pierre Danon has been named as current group finance director Ian Livingston. While Danon was known as a charismatic leader with a firm grasp of BT's overall business, some experts have already questioned whether... [10 Dec 2004]
Danon leaves BT for Capgemini
News Pierre Danon, BT Retail CEO, is to leave the UK telco and become COO at Capgemini early next year. In a statement, BT focused on Danon's role in turning around operations since his appointment in October 2000 and elevation to the board in November... [25 Nov 2004]
BT trials long-range broadband tech in Scotland
News At the beginning of the year, Pierre Danon, head of BT Retail, set a target of 100 per cent broadband coverage for the UK. BT is going to the Highlands to test its new long-range broadband technology - and it's looking for 200 volunteers. [18 Jun 2004]
BT freezes top pay - again
News Pierre Danon, head of BT Retail, saw his take-home drop from £829,000 to £750,000 as his bonus drifted down to £259,000 from last year's £338,000. BT has frozen top pay for the third year running and even the bonuses have slipped for most of the... [03 Jun 2004]
Analysis: The new confident and comfortable BT
Comment Pierre Danon, head of BT Retail, plans to make a lot of money out of this. As the BT management rolled out to present their annual results this time around, they exuded an air of comfort confidence. They'd been confident on previous occasions, but... [20 May 2004]
BT and Ofcom - the Old Firm re-match
News Pierre Danon, CEO of BT Retail, said in a statement: "We are extremely confident that our new customer propositions are wholly in line with our legal and regulatory obligations. Ofcom has announced a Competition Act investigation into BT's new... [01 Apr 2004]
BT brings trials and promises to the broadband battle
News Pierre Danon, CEO of BT Retail, said these offerings "demonstrate clearly that there is more to broadband than speed, as there has to be if we are to realise mass-adoption far beyond the current two million mark". [11 Mar 2004]
BT: Want 100 per cent broadband? Then give us some cash
News BT Retail CEO Pierre Danon said 90 per cent coverage should be reached by this summer but that public-private partnerships to support innovative radio and wireless broadband schemes are key to providing access for the remaining 10 per cent. [05 Feb 2004]
BT wireless trials offer rural broadband hope
News BT is absolutely committed to our goal of 100 per cent broadband coverage for every UK community by 2005," said Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail. BT is testing a wireless broadband service that if launched commercially could help to bring... [17 Dec 2003]
BT enters mobile market...again
News Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, said in a statement: "The scale of activity around the launch of BT Mobile Home Plan in the high street shows how serious our intentions are in the consumer mobile market. [31 Oct 2003]
118: We're doing fine, says BT
News The telco's not worried though, and Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail has come out fighting. Danon blamed Oftel's deregulation for the market's disappointing performance, saying: "This massive reduction can only be partly attributed to the... [16 Sep 2003]
'Broadband for Yorkshire' campaign gathers pace
News Pierre Danon, CEO at BT Retail, said in a statement: "The wide variety of partners co-operating for the economic development of Yorkshire are achieving great results, maximising the number of local companies which can benefit from the increased... [22 Aug 2003]
BT eyes return to the mobile market
News Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, will disclose details of BT's new mobile strategy at an event on Tuesday morning titled 'Making sense of mobile'. Having spun off mmO2 in 2001, BT is leaping back into mobile - and is rumoured to have... [28 Jul 2003]
BT drives the broadbandwagon into more UK homes
News Pierre Danon, BT Retail CEO, said in a statement: "Now there are one million broadband customers using BT ADSL, we need to ensure that we keep the momentum going. BT has announced its latest initiative to get broadband internet access into more UK... [02 Jul 2003]
Tony Hallett’s After These Messages: Communications Cisco-style
Comment Certainly BT’s Pierre Danon sounded happy with the campaign at a briefing earlier this month. Sure, you’re probably worth a mint by now but when your five-year-old asks you what you do, you can’t very easily whip out a router or encryption software. [24 Jun 2003]
