Philip Jansen

In 2010, Jansen joined Brakes Group as CEO, having been chief operations officer 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 chief executive of BT with effect from 1 February 2019, succeeding Gavin Patterson.^[6]

During his tenure at 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 chief executive of BT within the next 12 months.^[10]

In July 2024, Jansen was announced as the chair of WPP.^[11][12] He formally joined the company's board in September 2024.^[11]

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