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Bland BT boss

...hire him? What he can do, is simple; he can not be Iain Vallance. People are going to be asked to buy BT bonds. Right... Read more

30 April, 2001 by Guy Kewney

BT's Vallance to be replaced by BBC chairman

Sir Iain Vallance announced on Wednesday morning that he would step down as chairman... Read more

26 April, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Freeserve boss to follow Sir Iain?

...or more of Freeserve's directors could be about to follow Sir Iain Vallance into the wilderness. According to sources, two top level executives are... Read more

26 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Jane Wakefield: Take me back to the good old days of BT

...land, beloved of ex-PM John Major, is also the place Sir Iain Vallance , chairman of BT longs to be. Back in the good old... Read more

3 December, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Friday 27/04/01 So, farewell then, Sir Iain Vallance. Having successfully turned BT into a massively over-exposed minority shareholder... Read more

27 April, 2001

Chairman admits BT is an endangered species

...at the Telecommunications Managers Association conference in Brighton Monday, BT chairman Sir Iain Vallance described the telco he heads up as "an endangered species" and... Read more

30 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Sayonara Bland: BT backs out of Japan Telecom

Less than a week after the resignation of chairman Sir Iain Vallance, BT has admitted defeat in the battle to control Japan Telecom... Read more

1 May, 2001 by Ben King

BT boss quits

BT chairman Sir Iain Vallance is to go at the end of the month. His replacement... Read more

26 April, 2001 by Ron Coates

Sir Peter and Sir Iain: The knights who say "Please?"

...them want his head, some want the head of his chairman, Sir Iain Vallance. Greedy investors - which means most of them - want both. How come... Read more

19 March, 2001 by silicon.com staff

Vicious loops and a black day for e-marketplaces

...selling off its properties in an attempt to fend off spiralling debts, Iain Vallance and Peter Bonfield woke up this morning to learn that Oftel... Read more

1 February, 2001 by Aled Herbert

Markets wait for BT to sell Yell

...the debt-laden group, was continually stalled under the leadership of Sir Iain Vallance, but the arrival of the new chairman Sir Christopher Bland has... Read more

25 May, 2001 by Ben King

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Friday 27/04/01 So, farewell then, Sir Iain Vallance. Having successfully turned BT into a massively over-exposed minority shareholder... Read more

27 April, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

The Schmoozer: UK military declares war on Anna K

Viruses attacked, privacy was infringed, Apple won't be sued after all, and people stopped waiting for ADSL... the week according to The Schmoozer Read more

27 April, 2001 by ZDNet UK

News Roundup: BT must face up to its debt problem

...Analysts continue to see the sacrifice of Sir Peter and/or chairman Iain Vallance as the only option if BT wants to get any more... Read more

21 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

BT pulls plug on shareholder meeting

...an imminent float of BT Wireless and the sacrifice of chairman Sir Iain Vallance and managing director Sir Peter Bonfield to angry investors. A decision... Read more

20 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

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