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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Announcement: 25 October
2018
BT Group plc
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
BT
Group plc
81 Newgate
Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
England
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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25 October, 2018
MATTHEW KEY TO JOIN BT BOARD
Matthew Key is to join the BT Board as a non-executive director and
as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Nominating
& Governance Committee. His appointment takes immediate
effect.
Matthew has a wealth of telecoms experience having previously been
CEO of O2 UK, as well as Chairman and Chief Executive of
Telefónica Europe and Telefónica Digital and a member of
Samsung Europe's Advisory Board. Prior to this, he served as
Finance Director at Vodafone UK and O2 UK. Matthew has served as a
non-executive director of the British luxury fashion house,
Burberry, since 2013.
In welcoming the appointment, BT's Chairman Jan du Plessis, said:
"Matthew has hugely valuable and relevant experience from his time
at O2, Telefonica and Vodafone. This, combined with his strong
strategic skills and experience as a non-executive, makes him an
excellent addition to the Board. We are delighted he has agreed to
join BT."
Matthew added: "I'm honoured to join BT's Board. This is an
exciting time for the industry and I believe BT has an important
role to play in its development. I look forward to working with the
Board on the challenges ahead."
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Matthew Key biography
Matthew is currently a non-executive director at Burberry. He was
previously a non-executive director of OSN a leading pay-TV
operator in the Middle East and was a member of the advisory board
of Samsung Europe between 2015 and 2017.
From 2007 to 2014 Matthew held various positions at Telefonica,
including Chairman and CEO of Telefonica Europe plc, and Chairman
and CEO of Telefonica Digital, the global innovation arm of
Telefonica. Matthew also served as the CFO, Strategy and Regulation
Director of O2 UK from 2002 to 2004 before becoming CEO of the
company until 2007.
Prior to this, Matthew gained a wealth of telecoms experience
including as Finance Director at Vodafone and Chairman of Tesco
Mobile.
Matthew has also held positions at companies including Kingfisher
plc, Coca Cola & Schweppes Beverages Limited and Grand
Metropolitan.
Matthew has been Chairman of the Dallaglio foundation since 2013, a
charity which works with under-privileged youth.
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About BT
BT's purpose is to use the power of communications to make a better
world. It is one of the world's leading providers of communications
services and solutions, serving customers in 180 countries. Its
principal activities include the provision of networked IT services
globally; local, national and international telecommunications
services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move;
broadband, TV and internet products and services; and converged
fixed-mobile products and services. BT consists of four
customer-facing units: Consumer, Enterprise, Global Services and
Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2018, BT Group's reported revenue was
£23,723m with reported profit before taxation of
£2,616m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of
the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London
and New York.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BT Group plc
(Registrant)
By: /s/
Dan Fitz, Company Secretary
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Dan
Fitz, Company Secretary.
Date
25 October 2018