Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
May 01 2020 - 9:08AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Announcement: 01 May
2020
BT Group plc
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
BT
Group plc
81 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
England
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X...
Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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1 May
2020
BT GROUP PLC BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHANGES
BT Group plc ("BT") today announces some changes to the Board and
its committees.
After serving more than nine years, Nick Rose has decided to step
down from the Board as a non-executive director at the conclusion
of the 2020 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 16 July 2020.
Jan du Plessis, BT's Chairman, said "Nick has been a great asset to
our Board for more than nine years, during which time he also
served as Senior Independent Director and as Chair of the Audit
& Risk and Remuneration Committees. I thank him wholeheartedly
for his tremendous contribution and for his personal support to me
during my first two years as Chairman."
Iain Conn will succeed Nick as our Senior Independent Director, Sir
Ian Cheshire will chair the Remuneration Committee and Matthew
Key will chair the Audit & Risk Committee.
In addition, Timotheus Höttges has decided to step down from
the Board with effect from 15 May 2020. Tim joined the Board as the
nominated representative of Deutsche Telekom AG
("DT"), in accordance with the terms of the BT
acquisition of EE Limited in 2016. DT is entitled to nominate one
non-executive director for appointment to the Board for so long as
the DT group holds 10 per cent or more of the issued share capital
of BT.
Adel Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer of T-Systems International
GmbH (a subsidiary of DT) and a member of the Management Board of
DT, will join the Board as a non-independent non-executive director
and the nominated representative of DT to replace Tim, with effect
from 15 May 2020. Adel will also be a member of the Nominations
Committee.
Jan du Plessis said "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank
Tim for the insight and industry expertise he has contributed over
the past four years. We look forward to welcoming Adel, who brings
valuable international experience and deep knowledge of
transformation and digitisation".
Tim added, "I continue to be very committed to BT. Strong
leadership is essential for the telecoms industry, especially in
these difficult times which offer great opportunities but also
challenges. At Deutsche Telekom, I am now very much focused on the
execution of a successful US merger integration, and further
developing our European businesses. Therefore, this is the right
time to hand over my mandate to Adel Al-Saleh who I know will be a
huge asset to the Board".
There will also be some changes to the composition of our Board
committees with effect from the conclusion of the AGM, with Sir Ian
Cheshire becoming a member of the BT Compliance Committee; Sara
Weller CBE becoming a member of the Audit & Risk and the
Digital Impact & Sustainability Committees; Iain Conn becoming
a member of the Remuneration Committee; and Mike Inglis ceasing to
be a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Adel Al-Saleh biography
Adel is Chief Executive Officer of T-Systems International GmbH (a
subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG) and a member of the Management
Board of Deutsche Telekom AG. Previously, he was Chief Executive
Officer of Northgate Information Solutions (a software solutions,
IT managed services and business process outsourcing provider)
between 2011-2017, and before that he held a variety of posts at
both IMS Health and IBM. Adel is also a Member of the Boston
University, College of Engineering Advisory Board.
There are no other details that are required to be disclosed in
respect of Adel Al-Saleh's appointment under Listing Rule
9.6.13.
Enquiries
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About BT
BT's purpose is to use the power of communications to make a better
world. It is one of the world's leading providers of communications
services and solutions, serving customers in 180 countries. Its
principal activities include the provision of networked IT services
globally; local, national and international telecommunications
services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move;
broadband, TV and internet products and services; and converged
fixed-mobile products and services. BT consists of four
customer-facing units: Consumer, Enterprise, Global and
Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2019, BT Group's reported revenue was
£23,428m with reported profit before taxation of
£2,666m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of
the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London stock
exchange.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BT Group plc
(Registrant)
By: /s/
Rachel Canham, Company Secretary
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Rachel
Canham, Company Secretary.
Date
01 May 2020
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