New BT boss is seen as safe pair of hands – but there’s trouble down the line

Jasper Jolly - TheGuardian - 31/07
Allison Kirkby will stick to Philip Jansen’s plan, but there are problems over pensions, unions, rivals and more

Anyone looking at BT’s share price last week – languishing at a quarter of its 2016 high – might have thought that the job for the telecoms company’s new leader would be a straightforward turnaround. Yet the message from Allison Kirkby as she prepares to move from the boardroom to the executive suite was clear: she is a continuity candidate.

“I’m fully supportive of our strategy and am excited about leading it into its next phase of development,” she said in a statement to the stock market on Monday morning.

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