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Philip Jansen
Born
Philip Eric Rene Jansen[1]

January 1967 (age 57)[1]
United Kingdom[1]
NationalityBritish[1]
EducationUniversity College Cardiff
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, BT Group
TermFebruary 2019-
PredecessorGavin Patterson
SpouseMarried
Children5

Philip Eric Rene Jansen (born January 1967)[1] is a British businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of BT since 1 February 2019, having been CEO of Worldpay since 30 April 2013.

Early life

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

Career

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]

Personal life

Jansen is married, with five children, and lives in west London.[7]

On 12 March 2020, Jansen tested positive for coronavirus. He stated he would self-isolate per health official recommendations.[8]Jansen self-isolated alongside his wife and three of their children. All had caught coronavirus, he believes, and all are recovering.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Philip Eric Rene JANSEN". Companies House. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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 £50m 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. ^ "Worldpay boss Philip Jansen set to make £34m in foreign takeover". thisismoney.co.uk. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ^ Rodger, James (2020-03-12). "BT CEO Philip Jansen tests positive for coronavirus". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2020-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Williams, Christopher (March 22, 2020). "BT boss Philip Jansen: 'At first it felt like a mild cold – but I had the virus'". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.