Philip Jansen

Philip Eric Rene Jansen (born January 1967)^[1] is a British businessman, and was the chief executive officer (CEO) of BT from February 2019 to January 2024, having previously been CEO of Worldpay since April 2013.

Philip Jansen
Born	(1967-01-28) 28 January 1967 (age 58)[1] United Kingdom[1]
Nationality	British[1]
Education	University College Cardiff
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Ex-CEO, BT Group
Term	February 2019- January 2024
Predecessor	Gavin Patterson
Successor	Allison Kirkby
Spouse	Married
Children	5

Early life

Jansen attended St George's College, Weybridge, and has a bachelor's degree in economics from University College Cardiff.^[2]

Career

In 2010, Jansen joined Brakes Group as CEO, having been COO of Sodexo.^[3]

Following the Worldpay IPO in 2015 by its then private equity owners, Bain Capital and Advent International, Jansen was due to receive £50 million.^[4]

On 19 September 2018, Worldpay announced that Jansen would step down at the end of the year.^[5]

On 25 October 2018 he was announced as the new CEO of BT with effect from 1 February 2019, succeeding Gavin Patterson.^[6]

During his tenure as CEO of BT Group, an industrial dispute began with the CWU due to pay and working conditions.^[7] This led to a strike ballot where 91.5% of BT, 95.8% of Openreach and 95.5% of EE CWU members who took part in the ballot voted to strike.^[8] During the dispute, some employees and commentators referred to him as “Foodbank Phil”.^[9]

In July 2023, it was announced that Jansen would be stepping down as CEO of BT within the next 12 months.^[10]

Personal life

Jansen is married, with five children, and lives in west London.

References

1. "Philip Eric Rene JANSEN". Companies House. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
2. "Executive Profile: Philip E. R. Jansen". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. "Philip Jansen joins Brakes Group as group chief executive". The Caterer. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
4. Caroline Binham (20 September 2015). "Worldpay chief Philip Jansen to receive £500m from flotation". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
5. Erin Caproni (19 September 2018). "Worldpay co-CEO to exit". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. "BT appoints Worldpay's Philip Jansen as new chief executive". BBC. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
7. "BT Faces Summer of Strike Disruption Over BT Pay Inaction". CWU. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
8. "BT staff vote for first national strike in 35 years". the Guardian. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
9. "Rank hypocrisy on executive pay laid bare as BT Group industrial action ballot enters final week". CWU. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
10. Prescott, Katie (11 July 2023). "BT chief Philip Jansen to step down in next 12 months". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

Business positions
Preceded by Gavin Patterson	Chief Executive of BT Group 2019–2024	Succeeded by Allison Kirkby