The division, announced by the company in September, will take responsibility for the nationwide BT network.
Regulator Ofcom has rejected calls from telecoms competitors for BT to be broken up.
In a statement, Gilthorpe said she hoped Openreach could deliver 'equivalence' to the market by creating a level playing field between BT's own retail operations and its rivals. She joins on 1 December.
Regulator Ofcom has rejected calls from telecoms competitors for BT to be broken up.
In a statement, Gilthorpe said she hoped Openreach could deliver 'equivalence' to the market by creating a level playing field between BT's own retail operations and its rivals. She joins on 1 December.