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BT's Vallance to be replaced by BBC chairman

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

26 April, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Bland BT boss

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

30 April, 2001 by Guy Kewney

Freeserve boss to follow Sir Iain?

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

26 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

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

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

3 December, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Why BT's grip is getting weaker

...the Telecommunications Managers Association (TMA) conference in Brighton, BT's chairman Iain Vallance, gave a stirring speech that managed to combine petulance, resignation, contriteness, patronisation... Read more

2 December, 1999 by Rupert Goodwins

BT calls meeting to answer its critics

BT will answer its critics in a meeting Monday Read more

3 April, 2000 by Jane Wakefield
The Glorious Revolution: 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty by Edward <endeca_term>Vallance</endeca_term> 1.03

The Glorious Revolution: 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty by Edward Vallance 1.03

...on government. "Inspiring, entertaining, concise, and well-judged." The EconomistAbout the authorEdward Vallance is considered one of the most prominent young historians in England. He... Read more

3 February, 2010

The Agenda Setters: Vallance fights off BT critics

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27 January, 2000 by Joey Gardiner

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

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

27 April, 2001

Chairman admits BT is an endangered species

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

26 April, 2001 by Ron Coates

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

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

19 March, 2001 by silicon.com staff

Vicious loops and a black day for e-marketplaces

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

1 February, 2001 by Aled Herbert

BT's next chief executive - runners and riders

...boss of Worldcom Europe will be reluctant to return. She was even Vallance's executive assistant for a while, so she knows what she'd... Read more

14 November, 2001 by Ben King

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