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Comcast Business Upheaval: Longstanding Channel Chief To Retire, Partner Organization Jobs Slashed
November 14, 2023, 08:43 PM EST
A shakeup at Comcast Business will see channel chief Craig Schlagbaum retire by year’s end as well as a “large” number of job cuts in the company’s partner organization.
Lumen Technologies Officially Sells EMEA Business For $1.8B
November 01, 2023, 05:39 PM EDT
On the heels of job cuts and debt restructuring news, the telecom giant announces that it has closed on its deal to sell its EMEA business to London-based Colt Technology Services that it announced last year.
Lumen Technologies Laying Off 4 Percent Of Workforce Amid $7B Debt Restructuring
October 31, 2023, 06:37 PM EDT
‘As you might expect, this is a difficult, but necessary decision given the revenue pressure and noise in the market we felt regarding our creditor discussions, as well as global, macroeconomic pressures,’ Lumen CEO Kate Johnson told investors during the company’s Q3 2023 earnings call in which the provider posted revenue declines.
30 Notable IT Executive Moves: October 2023
Dataprise, Atos, Techmedics, AMD, HPE, Salesforce and EPAM were among the tech companies making key executive hires during October 2023.
Verizon CEO: ‘Competitors Cannot Match’ Our Mobility Strength
October 24, 2023, 11:09 AM EDT
Here are Verizon’s third-quarter 2023 earnings results along with CEO Hans Vestberg’s bullish comments during the company’s earnings call.
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