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O2 Plc.

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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.6B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

Talking is breathing to them! mm02 plc is the wireless unit of British Telecom. It owns mobile phone operators and serves about 24 million customers in UK, Ireland and Germany. O2 also owns O2 Airwave, which supplies secure digital communications to the emergency services and other public safety organizations. Founded in 1998, this $12.5 billion company is based in Slough, UK and employs about 14,000 people and has more than 35 million customers across Europe. In September 2005 the company was selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes World and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Stoxx. It was given a first placing in the wireless communications sector and a second placing in the telecommunications sector.

Chairman & CEO
Peter Erskine
Number of Employees 15,000
Contact Information

Wellington St

Slough SL1 1YP

www.o2.com

(44) 1132722000

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

News & Analysis

o2 plc. - All News and Analysis

  • A quest for CO2 and O2 optimal management with biofuel from algae

    BNET - 2009-11-20

    Germany's The Linde Group and Bonita Springs, Fla.-based Algenol Biofuels are putting their heads together on a carbon dioxide and oxygen management project aimed at producing biofuels from algae. The companies said they will be looking at optimum management of carbon dioxide and oxygen with Algenol's algae and photobioreactor technology....

    Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Linde Group

  • O2 announces review of digital account

    BNET - 2009-11-20

    The agency has been asked to repitch for the account, and O2 will work with ISBA to select other agencies to vie for the account.The work covers strategic digital planning, social media requirements, creative development, website build across all brand and direct response acquisition communications. Shadi Halliwell, O2 head of...

    Tags: O2 Plc., Agency

  • O2 reveals mobile coverage future-proofing plans

    BNET - 2009-11-18

    O2 has revealed that it is to strengthen its coverage in the UK, with the introduction of 1,500 network sites at the cost of £500 million. The expansion is set to take place in 2010 and will mean that the mobile phone company will be able to cope...

    Tags: Mobile, O2 Plc., Network

  • O2 sales of iPhone remain strong

    BNET - 2009-11-12

    The arrival of Orange as the second network in the UK able to sell the iPhone has not dented sales of the Apple handset through its original UK partner, O2. But Matthew Key, chairman and chief executive of Telefónica Europe - the group which owns O2...

    Tags: O2 Plc., Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc.

  • O2 allows customers to unlock iPhones for free

    BNET - 2009-11-10

    O2 has confirmed to TechRadar that iPhone users will be able to unlock their iPhone for free and use it on any network they wish at the end of their contract term. Some reports have suggested that a fee will be charged to perform this action, but O2...

    Tags: O2 Plc., Apple iPhone

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David Finch CFO
Andrew Harley Group Director, HR
David Nicholas Director, Communications
Richard Poston Director, Corp Affairs
Sohail Qadri Group Director, Strategy & Performance Management
Philip Bramwell General Counsel & Secretary
Simon Gordon Head, Media Relations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Peter Erskine Chairman & CEO
Andrew Sukawaty Board of Directors
Antonio Viana-Baptista Board of Directors
Cesar Alierta Board of Directors
Danuta Gray Board of Directors
David Arculus Board of Directors
Jaime Smith Board of Directors
Julio Linares Board of Directors
Matthew Key Board of Directors
Rudolf Groger Board of Directors

Peter Erskine was appointed to the Board in 2001 as Chief Executive Officer. He joined the Company from BT where, since March 1993, he held a number of senior positions including Director of BT Mobile, President and Chief Executive of Concert, and, from 1998, Managing Director of BT Cellnet. Prior to joining BT he was European Vice President of Sales and Customer Service for Mars and Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for UNITEL. Mr Erskine is also a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Reading Business School. Following Telefonica's acquisition of O2, Mr. Erskine became Chairman and Chief Executive of O2 and also joined the Board of Telefonica, S.A. as an Executive Director. Mr. Erskine is also Chairman of the supervisory board of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic a.s.

Organization Position Status
O2 plc Chairman & CEO Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current
Telefonica, S.A. Board of Directors Current
Telefonica, S.A. Executive Director Former
Telefonica, S.A. Chairman of Board Former

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O2 plc CFO Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current

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O2 plc Group Director, HR Current
O2 plc Group Director, HR Former

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O2 plc Director, Communications Current
O2 plc Director, Communications Former

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O2 plc Director, Corp Affairs Current
O2 plc Director, Corp Affairs Former

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O2 plc Group Director, Strategy & Performance Management Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current
O2 plc Group Director, Strategy & Performance Management Former

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O2 plc General Counsel & Secretary Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current

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O2 plc Head, Media Relations Current

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O2 plc Board of Directors Current

Antonio Viana-Baptista serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since August 2002. He is an economist who graduated from the Catholic University of Lisbon in 1980. He has a post graduate in European Economy (1981), and an MBA, obtained with a distinction mention, from INSEAD (Fontainebleu). He is member of the board of directors, the Delegate Committee and the Executive Committee of Telefonica S.A. He is also Chairman of Telefonica Moviles Espana, S. A. and member of the board of directors of Telefonica Internacional, S.A., Portugal Telecom SGPS, Brasilcel N. V. , CTC Chile, Telefonica de Argentina, S. A. and Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S. A. Until July 2002, he served as President of Telefonica Internacional and Executive President of Telefonica Latinoamerica. Before that he also served from 1991 until 1996, as Executive Director of BPI (Banco Portugues de Investimento). From 1985 until 1991 Mr. Viana-Baptista was Principal Partner of McKinsey & Co. in Madrid and Lisbon. He was appointed to the O2 Board on 23 January 2006 after the Telefonica offer for O2 went unconditional.

Organization Position Status
Telefonica de Argentina S.A. Member Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current
Telefonica de Argentina S.A. Vice Chairman Current
Telefonica, S.A. Board of Directors Current
Telefonica Moviles, S.A. Chairman & CEO Former
Bpi, Inc. Executive Director Former
INSEAD Mba Former
The Catholic University of America Former

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O2 plc Board of Directors Current

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O2 Communications (Ireland) Limited CEO Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current

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O2 plc Board of Directors Current

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O2 plc Board of Directors Current
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S. Board of Directors Current
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S. Chairman, President & CEO Former

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O2 plc Board of Directors Current
Telefonica, S.A. General Manager, Coordination, Business Development & Synergies Former
Telefonica, S.A. General Manager, Coordination, Business Development & Synergies Former

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O2 plc Board of Directors Current

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O2 (Germany) GmbH & Co. OHG CEO Current
O2 plc Board of Directors Current