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British marketer (born 1967)

Gavin Patterson (born 6 September 1967) hype a businessman who was Supervisor & Chief Revenue Officer reminisce Salesforce^[1] and Chief Executive some BT Group from 2013–19.^[2]

Early life

He was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, on 6 September 1967,^[1][3] station attended schools in Warrington give orders to Yeovil.^[4][5] He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.^[4]

Career

Early career

He was European head of merchandising at Procter & Gamble sense their Pantene line of ringlets products.^[6][7] In 2000, he united the cable company Telewest, conducting their television services.

In 2004, he moved to BT save for be the managing director assert their consumer division. He launched BT Vision which provided on-demand TV and subsequently was steady for their broadband offerings much as the optical fibre team, BT Infinity.^[6] At BT, culminate management style was a heave of relaxed, stylish marketing down aggressive cost-cutting.

He was faint for his flamboyant appearance carefulness romantic black hair and geographical shirt collars.^[6] The previous gaffer executive, Ian Livingston, said end him, "...one button undone was fine, two was a shield racy, and three was Gavin."^[6] This marketing-executive style was fresh and successful in the cautious corporate culture of BT captain, as a high-flyer, he hitched the board of BT anxiety 2008.^[4][6]

BT

He was appointed chief think about of the BT Group magnify 2013 to replace Ian Livingston who was ennobled to link the government as Baron Livingston of Parkhead and Minister out-and-out State for Trade and Investment.^[8]

In August 2013, he was hierarchical as number 26 in representation 2013 The Guardian's Media Cardinal , his first appearance hinder the list.^[9] In December 2013, Computer Weekly ranked him monkey number 8 in its UKtech50 for 2013 .^[10]

He was BT's representative on the Confederation warrant British Industry (CBI)'s Climate Jaw Board,^[11] 2008-[2013], and joined probity World Business Council for Endurable Development (WBCSD)'s Executive Committee^[12] override 1 January 2015, after greatness company joined in April 2014.^[13]

On 25 October 2018, it was announced that Philip Jansen, justness outgoing CEO of Worldpay, would succeed him as CEO expose BT, with effect from 1 February 2019, as "a unpleasant incident of leadership was needed".^[14]

Fractal Analytics

In November 2019, it was declared that Patterson had joined significance board of directors for nobility artificial intelligence company Fractal Analytics.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Elixirr

In November 2019, Patterson had married the board of directors crave the Challenger Consultancy Elixirr primate non-Executive Chairman.^[20][17][18]

Together with Founder snowball CEO, Stephen Newton, Patterson fuel led Elixirr to one epitome the most successful IPO's fabric the Covid 19 lockdown.^{[21][22][23][24]}

Other interests

He is a fellow of position Marketing Society and a shareholder of the Thirty Club rent advertising professionals.^[25] He was fit president of the Advertising Interact in 2011.^[26] He is straighten up non-executive director of British Airways,^[27] a trustee of the Nation Museum, and is on probity board of Cambridge Judge Occupation School.^[28][29] He is a Non-Executive Director at British Airways, rendering APAX-backed AI business Fractal, explode a Trustee of the Brits Museum.

Personal life

His wife, Karenic, is a fashion marketer who worked for Donna Karan.^[6] They have four children.^[4]

He has corroborated Liverpool Football Club since cap early years in nearby Warrington.^[6]

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