TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc
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Overview
Company Profile
TalkTalk Group offers voice and data services to consumers and small to mid-sized enterprises in the UK. In its own words, the company seeks to provide "the best value to homes and businesses by offering competitive pricing and innovative products backed up by good service."
Classification
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
Sir Charles Dunstone
Chairman
Charles is Chairman of TalkTalk Group. As the founder of Carphone Warehouse he was instrumental creating TalkTalk following the acquisition of Opal in 2002. Since then he has directed the development of TalkTalk to become one of the leading telecommunications businesses in the UK. Charles has been a TalkTalk Director since 20 January 2010 and he is also chairman of the Prince\'s Trust.
John Gildersleeve
Deputy Chairman
John joined the Carphone Warehouse board in June 2000 and became non-executive chairman in July 2005. He was appointed a non-executive director of The British Land Company PLC in September 2008 and non-executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Spire Healthcare Group PLC in June 2014. Previously, he was an executive director of Tesco PLC until he retired in February 2004. He was chairman of Gallaher Group PLC until April 2007 and chairman of EMI Group PLC until September 2007. Prior to this he was a non-executive director of Vodafone Group PLC from 1998 to 2000. John has been a non-executive director of TalkTalk since 20 January 2010 and became Deputy Chairman on 16 May 2013.
Dido Harding
Chief Executive Officer
Dido is Chief Executive of TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC. Prior to her appointment Dido was Sainsbury\'s convenience director, having been appointed to Sainsbury\'s operating board in March 2008. Dido joined Sainsbury\'s from Tesco PLC where she held a variety of senior roles both in the UK and international businesses. Prior to this, she worked at Kingfisher plc and Thomas Cook Limited where she gained considerable retail experience. She was appointed as a non-executive director on The Court of The Bank of England in July 2014. She has also served on the boards of The British Land Company PLC and Cheltenham Racecourse. In August 2014 Dido was offered a Peerage and now sits in the House of Lords as a Conservative Peer.
Iain Torrens
Chief Financial Officer
Iain was appointed CFO of TalkTalk Group in January 2015. Prior to joining TalkTalk, Iain served as Group Finance Director of ICAP plc between November 2010 and December 2014, having previously held a number of senior finance roles for ICAP plc, CP Ships Limited and Cookson Group plc. Iain is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Tristia Harrison
Managing Director (Consumer)
Tristia is the Managing Director of TalkTalk\'s consumer business. Tristia joined The Carphone Warehouse in 2000 and has since held a number of senior management and executive positions in The Carphone Warehouse and recently, following its demerger from The Carphone Warehouse Group, TalkTalk Group. Tristia is also a Trustee at Comic Relief and national charity Ambitious about Autism.
Charles Bligh
Managing Director (Business)
Charles is the Managing Director of TalkTalk Business, joining the group in November 2011. Previously Charles worked at IBM for 22 years where he held a number of senior executive and board roles working in large product and service businesses. Charles has worked Internationally in Australia, US, UK and emerging markets in Asia. Charles is also a Trustee of the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain.
Brent Hoberman
Non-Executive Director
Brent co-founded lastminute.com in April 1998 with Martha Lane Fox. He was lastminute.com\'s chief executive officer until the company was sold in 2005. Prior to this, he had overseen the company\'s flotation on the London Stock Exchange in March 2000. Brent subsequently founded mydeco, the innovative online service for home design and furniture. He is a Governor of the University of the Arts, London, a non-executive director of the Guardian Media Group and TimeOut Group, a member of the Business Council for Britain and a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum. Brent has been a non-executive director of TalkTalk since 20 January 2010.
Sir Howard Stringer
Non-Executive Director
Sir Howard Stringer was named Chairman of the Board for Sony Corporation in June 2012. Prior to that, he served as Chairman, CEO and Representative Corporate Executive Officer and various other at Sony Corporation and added the responsibility of President in 2009. Prior to joining Sony in 1997, Sir Howard had a distinguished 30-year career as a journalist, producer and executive at CBS Inc. As President of CBS from 1988 to 1995, he was responsible for all broadcast activities. He earned nine individual Emmys as a writer, director and producer at CBS News.
Ian West
Senior Independent Director
Ian has been involved in the telecoms and media sector for over 20 years. He held roles during his 11 years at BSkyB including managing director of the subscription business and also managed the introduction of Sky Digital. Ian co-founded Top Up TV in 2003, was an National UK advisory board member 2001-2003, and currently is a supervisory board member of Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest Cable company. Ian has been a non-executive director of TalkTalk since February 2011, and became Senior Independent Director on 16 May 2013, and is Chairman of TalkTalk\'s TV committee.
James Powell
Non-Executive Director
James T. Powell is Chief Technology Officer of Thomson Reuters. In his role, he oversees the company\'s technology initiatives and strategy, including the application of newly emerging technologies to advance the development and delivery of intelligent information. Previously he was Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Markets Division. In his 14 years at Reuters, James held a number of senior leadership positions including CTO for Enterprise; CTO and global head of product development; head of technology strategy; and CTO for the Reuters Financial division. He has also held senior leadership positions at Solace Systems, Citadel Investment Group and TIBCO Finance Technology. He earned a BSc in Mathematics and an MSc in Industrial Robotics from Imperial College London.
John Allwood
Non-Executive Director
John has previously held roles as Chief Operating Officer and Group Finance Director of Mecom Group plc. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Telegraph Media Group Limited. Formerly, he was Chief Executive of Orange UK and also Chief Executive of Mirror Group plc. John is currently a member of Exeter University Council and chairman of Market Evolution Limited, a specialist media consultancy. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Carphone Warehouse PLC. John has been a non-executive director of TalkTalk since 20 January 2010.
Tim Morris
Group Director, Legal Affairs and Company Secretary
Tim is responsible for all legal matters in the UK and across Europe including acquisitions, corporate governance and company secretarial matters at TalkTalk Group. Previously he was a partner at DLA.