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T-Mobile Appoints Drew Kelton B2B EVP

By TechTaffy Desk

T-Mobile has appointed Drew Kelton to the newly created role of executive vice president of B2B. Mr. Kelton will be reporting to president and CEO John Legere. Frank Sickinger, senior vice president of B2B, will continue in his role, reporting to Mr. Kelton.

Most recently, Mr. Kelton was president of Bharti Airtel in India. Prior to Airtel, Mr. Kelton served as managing director for Telstra. 

Mr. Kelton has a Bsc in Electronics and electrical engineering from the University of West of Scotland.

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