Kantar Chairman Adam Crozier to Lead BT Board

Kantar Chairman Adam Crozier is to add the Chairmanship of BT Group plc. He will join the Board in November and take up the role from 1st December, following the retirement of Jan du Plessis.

Private equity firm Bain Capital acquired 60% of Kantar in 2019 for $4bn (£3.2bn), and approached Crozier (pictured) about the role soon after. A previous CEO of broadcaster ITV, the Football Association, Royal Mail and Saatchi & Saatchi, Crozier already combines his Kantar role with the same title at Whitbread and ASOS, and he is a non-executive Director of Sony Corporation. Two of these positions - at ASOS and Sony - will be relinquished prior to joining BT.

Commenting on the news, BT CEO Philip Jansen said: 'I would like to thank Jan for his leadership over the last four years. He has overseen the achievement of significant milestones and the recent improvement in BT's fortunes and his careful stewardship has left the business in a better, stronger position. On behalf of the Executive Committee and all our colleagues, I would like to wish him well for the future. I am delighted to welcome Adam to BT, and I really look forward to working with him as we target returning BT to consistent growth'.

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