Oliver Potter

Oliver Potter has an extensive work experience spanning several years. Oliver is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Ground Control since March 2022. Prior to this role, they worked at Truphone, where they held multiple positions, including Director of IoT & Software from January 2021 to February 2022, and Director of Wholesale & Transformation from November 2019 to May 2021.

Before joining Truphone, Oliver served as a Non-Executive Director at Tesco Mobile from September 2017 to September 2019. Oliver also had a long tenure at O2 (Telefónica UK), where they held various positions. These include Transformation Director, leading O2's digital transformation initiatives from April 2018 to August 2019, Chief Digital Officer from September 2017 to April 2018, Director of Wholesale from September 2015 to September 2017, Managing Director of MVNO from July 2014 to August 2015, Head of Enterprise Marketing from February 2011 to July 2014, Head of Professional Services from June 2013 to March 2014, and Head of B2B Strategy & Planning from December 2008 to February 2011.

Oliver also gained valuable experience during their earlier career. Oliver worked as a Strategy & Development Manager at Telefonica from July 2006 to December 2008. Before that, they were an Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting from September 2003 to July 2006, where they gained expertise in various industries such as transport, retail, telecoms, biotechnology, financial services, and energy. Additionally, they completed an internship at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting in July 2001.

Overall, Oliver Potter has a diverse background with significant experience in strategic leadership, transformation, digital innovation, wholesale business, marketing, and consulting.

Oliver Potter completed their education at Imperial College London, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Physics from 1999 to 2002. Afterward, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Finance from 2002 to 2003, also at Imperial College London.