Overview

• Sievert will advise on long‑term strategy, innovation and talent development in the newly created vice chairman role.
• Gopalan has been COO since March 2025 after nearly four years on T‑Mobile’s board and previously led Deutsche Telekom’s Germany business, with earlier senior roles at Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Capital One.
• T‑Mobile says Gopalan will help drive its initiative to become the most data‑driven, AI‑enabled, digital‑first company in the industry.
• Shares were little changed by midday trading after an early report of a nearly 1% premarket dip following the announcement.
• Analysts highlighted rising competitive pressure, including potential cable wholesale deals, as Gopalan signals a focus on spectrum and fiber investment and inherits momentum from Sievert’s Sprint integration, acquisitions and satellite partnership.