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Allison Kirkby
Coverage of Allison Kirkby in the Nexus archive.
- How BT’s ‘no nonsense’ first female chief helped turn company around
Allison Kirkby, BT’s first female chief executive, has led an 80% rise in the company’s share price and received a £5.6m pay and bonus package. Questions remain about how much credit she deserves for the business revival.
- BT warns of smartphone price rises due to chip shortages from AI boom
BT's CEO Allison Kirkby warns that smartphone prices could rise due to semiconductor chip shortages caused by tech companies purchasing large quantities of memory chips for AI-powered datacentres. The AI boom is creating supply chain pressure that may impact consumer electronics pricing.