Plusnet chief executive Andy Baker has left the firm while almost all the telecoms firm鈥檚 Sheffield head office staff will be transferred to parent company BT.
In six years at the firm Baker doubled turnover to 拢410 million while the company鈥檚 workforce also doubled to almost 1,700 people in Sheffield and Leeds.
The streamlining will see all non-call centre workers move into the parent company from February 2020, with redundancies 鈥渧ery unlikely鈥�.
鈥淭he time is right,鈥� said Baker, whose role will become defunct. 鈥淚 have had an amazing six years. But I didn鈥檛 want to outstay my welcome. This is about the next chapter in Plusnet鈥檚 evolution.
鈥淧lusnet can鈥檛 continue to grow the way we have so far. We have got find a way to deliver a better model.
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Marc Allera will continue as CEO of BT鈥檚 consumer division, which includes Plusnet and EE.
He聽said: 鈥淎fter six fantastic years leading the great team at Plusnet, Andy has decided to take a new听诲颈谤别肠迟颈辞苍听and I鈥檇 like to offer my sincere thanks for all the hard work he has done for Plusnet and its customers.
鈥淧lusnet is one of the three brilliant brands in BT鈥檚 Consumer Division.鈥�