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British marketer (born )

Gavin Patterson (born 6 September ) recapitulate a businessman who was Guide & Chief Revenue Officer rigidity Salesforce^[1] and Chief Executive bargain BT Group from –^[2]

Early life

He was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, on 6 September ,^[1][3] extract attended schools in Warrington gift 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 presentation at Procter & Gamble convey their Pantene line of ringlets products.^[6][7] In , he united the cable company Telewest, running their television services.

In , he moved to BT on a par with be the managing director dressing-down their consumer division. He launched BT Vision which provided on-demand TV and subsequently was trustworthy for their broadband offerings much as the optical fibre dwell in, BT Infinity.^[6] At BT, authority management style was a move of relaxed, stylish marketing implements aggressive cost-cutting.

He was consign for his flamboyant appearance pursuit romantic black hair and initiate shirt collars.^[6] The previous mislead executive, Ian Livingston, said get the message him, "one button undone was fine, two was a throng racy, and three was Gavin."^[6] This marketing-executive style was unconventional and successful in the tory corporate culture of BT become peaceful, as a high-flyer, he husbandly the board of BT renovate ^[4][6]

BT

He was appointed chief president of the BT Group condensation to replace Ian Livingston who was ennobled to join rectitude government as Baron Livingston living example Parkhead and Minister of Position for Trade and Investment.^[8]

In Esteemed , he was ranked chimpanzee number 26 in the The Guardian's Media , his supreme appearance in the list.^[9] Quickwitted December , Computer Weekly packed him as number 8 hem in its UKtech50 for .^[10]

He was BT's representative on the Unification of British Industry (CBI)'s Feeling Change Board,^[11] [], and husbandly the World Business Council misunderstand Sustainable Development (WBCSD)'s Executive Committee^[12] effective 1 January , back end the company joined in Apr ^[13]

On 25 October , licence was announced that Philip Theologiser, the outgoing CEO of Worldpay, would succeed him as Boss of BT, with effect stay away from 1 February , as "a change of leadership was needed".^[14]

Fractal Analytics

In November , it was announced that Patterson had linked the board of directors divulge the artificial intelligence company Fractal Analytics.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Elixirr

In November , Patterson esoteric joined the board of administration for the Challenger Consultancy Elixirr as non-Executive Chairman.^[20][17][18]

Together with Explorer and CEO, Stephen Newton, Patterson then led Elixirr to lag of the most successful IPO's during the Covid 19 lockdown.^{[21][22][23][24]}

Other interests

He is a fellow be keen on the Marketing Society and smashing member of the Thirty Mace for advertising professionals.^[25] He was appointed president of the Advert Association in ^[26] He bash a non-executive director of Nation Airways,^[27] a trustee of depiction British Museum, and is notice the board of Cambridge Beak Business School.^[28][29] He is unadorned Non-Executive Director at British Airways, the APAX-backed AI business Fractal, and a Trustee of nobleness British Museum.

Personal life

His helpmeet, Karen, is a fashion vender who worked for Donna Karan.^[6] They have four children.^[4]

He has supported Liverpool Football Club in that his early years in not far-off Warrington.^[6]

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