Telco ed OTT, dove comandano i CFO ?

Operator boards to blame for lack of innovation » Telecoms.com.

The boards of the world’s ten largest operators are dominated by executives with legal, financial and engineering backgrounds, resulting in a conservative culture that “struggles to drive and nurture innovation”, according to recruitment consultancy European Leaders.
Tthe firm found that this culture is at odds with the boards of OTT giants, which have large proportions of strategy, marketing and operations professionals, arguably contributing to a more innovative culture.

By analysing the 119 board members who currently control the world’s
top ten mobile operators by revenue, the firm found that 58 per cent
have a legal, financial or technical engineering background and almost
half (46 per cent) are focused on key financial and legal considerations
affecting the operator. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) have not worked
in senior positions outside of the mobile or telecoms industry.

In contrast, studying 81 people from ten of the most prominent OTT
players found that 62 per cent of OTT company board members are focused
on sales, marketing, strategy and ongoing business operations and almost
a third (31 per cent) are recognised “market strategists”. Just 12 per
cent are concerned with business finance matters.

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