Credit: T-MobileTL;DRMike Sievert will step down as T-Mobile CEO on November 1, transitioning to the role of vice chairman after five years of leadership.Current COO Srini Gopalan will take over as CEO. Goplan has prior executive experience at Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone UK, and Bharti Airtel.T-Mobile states that Gopalan will lead a strategy focused on becoming a data-driven, AI-enabled, digital-first company while continuing 5G and next-generation network expansion.It has been five years since Mike Sievert took over John Legere’s role as T-Mobile CEO, closing a chapter in the Uncarrier’s history that is still remembered as a golden age among many of the carrier’s biggest supporters. Now, the winds of change have returned, with T-Mobile announcing that Sievert will step down on November 1, moving to the role of vice chairman.The last time T-Mobile changed leadership, the company’s identity shifted significantly. Whether the next CEO will bring similar shakeups or a more subtle transition remains to be seen. What is known is who will take the reins and the general direction T-Mobile says it will pursue.