Overton will join the business on 14 February and said Division X will support BT’s transition “from a telco to a tech company” by expanding into services which “go far beyond traditional calls and lines”.
Division X will be tasked with developing and turning emerging technologies including 5G, IoT, Edge and artificial intelligence (AI) into solutions for BT’s enterprise customers. According to the company, these technologies will “provide the foundations to fuel the digital transformation of high growth industries” such as healthcare, transport and logistics.
Overton has previously held senior roles in IoT units at Cisco Jasper, Orange UK and EE. He was most recently senior vice president for EMEA and APAC at Sierra Wireless, a global provider of enterprise networking solutions.
Rob Shuter, chief executive of BT’s Enterprise business, said: “Marc’s breadth of global experience across mobile and digital platforms, together with his proven ability to transform the latest tech innovations into scalable customer solutions, made him the ideal candidate to lead Division X.
“As the most trusted business communications provider in the UK, BT is uniquely placed to help customers in key industries with their digital transformation. Through Division X we’ll co-create and productise solutions working directly with them so they can get the most out of the latest tech.”
