Ian Livingston is the Chief Executive Officer of BT Group (commonly known as British Telecom), a post he took up on June 1, 2008, replacing the former CEO, Ben Verwaayen. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (ˌbiːˈtiː bee tee) (previously known as British Telecom and still Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Bernardus Johannes Maria "Ben" Verwaayen (born February 11, 1952 in Driebergen) is a Dutch businessman [1] He is also a non-executive director of Celtic F.C., where he was appointed to the board on October 1, 2007. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2]
He joined BT as group finance director in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.