Philip Jansen

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

Philip Jansen
Born (1967-01-28) 28 January 1967[1]
United Kingdom[1]
NationalityBritish[1]
EducationUniversity College Cardiff
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, BT Group
TermFebruary 2019-
PredecessorGavin Patterson
SpouseMarried
Children5

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]

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]

Personal life

Jansen is married, with five children, and lives in west London. In March 2020, Jansen tested positive for coronavirus. He stated he would self-isolate per health official recommendations.[10] Jansen self-isolated alongside his wife and three of their children. [11]

References
  1. "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. Rodger, James (12 March 2020). "BT CEO Philip Jansen tests positive for coronavirus". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Williams, Christopher (22 March 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.


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