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Chief executive officer, BT Group

Nationality: Dutch.

Born: February 1952, in The Netherlands.

Education: Utrecht University, MS.

Family: Married (wife's name unknown); children: two.

Career: ITT Nederland, 1975–1983, manager of public relations; 1983–1988, executive vice president and director of operations; Koninklijke PTT Nederland, 1988–1997, president and managing director of PTT Telecom; Lucent Technologies, 1997–1999, executive vice president of international operations; 1999, chief operating officer; 1999–2001,...