BT has appointed Royston Hoggarth to head its Global Services businesses in the UK, reporting to chief executive François Barrault.

Hoggarth is former chief executive of Cable & Wireless UK, Europe and US and a former chief executive of Logica's International business. Prior to Logica he held various roles at IBM.

François Barrault, chief executive at BT Global Services, said: “Royston Hoggarth will lead our UK business, comprising the current Global Services UK and UK Corporates teams. Royston’s combination of expertise, enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit will prove a great asset as we continue to drive our performance in the UK market.”

UK customers contributed about half of BT Global Services’ global revenues in 2007/8 – around £4.5bn out of almost £8bn earned worldwide.