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A century of influence
01 October 2008
To mark this 100th issue of Global Telecoms Business, we asked for your suggestions of the most influential people in the telecoms industry. Alan Burkitt-Gray introduces the GTB 100
Many of you gave your suggestions in response to our requests in person, in the magazine, on our website and by email, and these have been helpful in compiling this list. There were some remarkable consistencies in the replies: Google and Apple's executives dominated the responses, and they have been reflected in the GTB 100.
There is a sad absence of women: Viviane Reding is the only one among 99 men, though sadly that also reflects the industry — Telecom New Zealand and the former Telia are the only incumbents to have had female CEOs; and Pat Russo has gone from Alcatel-Lucent. There are, we know, many at the next level in many companies — BT, AT&T, and others — and we hope they break through the glass ceiling in time for the next GTB 100, whenever that is.
There's probably a weighting towards US and European executives, but that reflects...
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