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BT poaches top Telewest exec

Disappears into the BT blueyonder

BT has poached one of Telewest's top execs from under the cableco's nose.

Gavin Patterson (36), MD of Telewest's consumer division and responsible for the £950 million a year business, is to join BT as group MD of its consumer and ventures division.

Mind you, he'll have a job on his hands. Somehow, he'll have to try and defend BT's eroding fixed-line business while driving up sales of BT's frill-less ADSL product - BT Broadband.

Patterson replaces Angus Porter, who joined Abbey a few months ago, and takes up his new job early in the new year. He holds two masters degrees in chemical engineering from Cambridge University. ®

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