Chuck Pol
President
BT Americas

Chuck Pol is a telecom and technology industry professional with over 22 years experience in international business. He is currently responsible for BT’s operations in North America, working to expand BT’s capabilities in region, driving strategic development, working closely with BT Infonet and BT Radianz, and forming new supplier and distribution partnerships.  He reports directly to Francois Barrault, President, BT International.

Since taking over the leadership of BT Americas 3 years ago, Chuck has driven significant revenue growth in a challenging market environment showing continuous postive year on year growth.  Recent successes include winning a landmark transformational deal with BMS and securing several major contracts with some of the world’s most notable institutions in an effort to solidify BT’s position as a leader in the IT and networking services space.

Before leading the Americas region, Chuck was based in the UK for five years, where he was director of mobile markets in BT’s Wholesale Services and Solutions division.  During this period, the team won substantial business, including a contract enabling BT mobile markets’ business to show growth of approximately 25 percent. In his 16 years with BT, Chuck has held a number of senior management positions in varying parts of the business, including technology, sales and service.  Before joining BT, Chuck started his career in sales and marketing with ITT in New York.

Chuck serves as a board member for British American Business Inc., Belmont Abbey College and for Project Renewal, a charity benefiting the homeless of New York City. He is a graduate of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina and lives with his wife and three children in New Jersey.