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Bellevue, WA, September 23, 2025: T-Mobile announced that Chief Operating Officer Srini Gopalan will succeed Mike Sievert as Chief Executive Officer effective November 1, marking a carefully planned leadership transition at the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier.
Sievert, who has led T-Mobile since 2020 through the company’s merger with Sprint and a period of rapid growth, will move into a newly created role of Vice Chairman. In that capacity, he will advise the company on long-term strategy, innovation, and talent development, while also representing T-Mobile in external forums.
The company said the succession was part of a multi-year process overseen by the board. “Srini is a proven leader with a deep understanding of both telecom and technology, and he is the right person to steer T-Mobile into its next phase,” Sievert said in a statement.
Gopalan brings decades of industry experience to the role. Before joining T-Mobile as COO, he led Deutsche Telekom’s German operations and previously held senior leadership positions at Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, and Capital One. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, he has been credited with driving digital transformation and customer-centric strategies in competitive markets.
As CEO, Gopalan is expected to focus on expanding T-Mobile’s 5G and fiber networks, strengthening its broadband offerings, and accelerating the company’s transformation into a digital-first, AI-enabled business. The company emphasized that maintaining its “Un-carrier” culture—built on value, network quality, and customer service—will remain central to its strategy.
The leadership change comes at a time of intensifying competition in the U.S. telecom industry, as carriers race to capture market share in broadband and next-generation wireless services.
Cover photo courtesy: T-Mobile.
