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Chris Clark, chief executive, BT Ireland
Since joining BT in 1991, Chris Clark has held a variety of roles in the company, both in the UK and internationally.
Prior to taking up his current role, Clark was director of business transformation for BT Retail, where he managed a radical two-year transformation programme.
Clark was previously CEO of Converged Mobility Operations, leading the commercial and operational performance across BT’s mobility division, and he was part of the Wireless Broadband Association (WBA), where he was involved in driving European membership and helping turn the WBA into a leading global Wi-Fi alliance.
From October 1999 to April 2004, Clark was president of BT Global Services’ Wholesale Business, a global business unit responsible for delivering in excess of €1.5 billion in revenues, with more than 350 people in 16 countries.
This business was created by the bringing together of BT’s former European joint ventures and Concert, BT’s international joint venture with AT&T. Clark led this business from its formation in April 2002 and prior to this he was CEO of Farland BV, BT’s pan European network company.
Clark was based in the US for a number of years, where several key business development roles culminated in his position as adviser to BT Worldwide’s president and CEO.
Clark sits on the board of Business in the Community in Northern Ireland.
About BT
Headquartered in Belfast and Dublin, BT operates across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as an all-island business, employing close to 3,000 people.
In Northern Ireland, BT is the leading communications provider to consumers and SMEs, and a leading networked IT services partner of Government and other major customers, while in the Republic of Ireland, the company is a leading provider of networked IT services to both Government and major businesses, as well as the second largest DSL broadband provider to consumers and SMEs. BT is also a leader in the provision of wholesale network services in the Republic, working with major customers such as 3, for which it builds and manages a 3G network.
The company boasts an all-island client base that includes the Northern Irish and Republic of Ireland Governments, Bank of Ireland, EMC, Grafton, Airtricity, Anglo Irish Bank, Bank of Scotland (Ireland), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Ryanair.
BT also has gold-partner certifications with leading brands such as Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, SAP, Oracle, Avaya and Nortel, and is the largest IT training company on the island.
BT has continued its investment in Ireland, both North and South, and is currently building an end-to-end IP network on the island as part of its multi-billion pound 21st-century network programme.
The company is also committed to its Corporate Responsibility Programme, investing over £1m sterling in positive initiatives across the island.
