David Richard Dyson (born 27 April 1970) is the former Chief Executive of
Three UK
Hutchison 3G UK Ltd is a British telecommunications and internet service provider currently based in Reading, England. It is a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings, operating under the global Three brand. Three is the fourth-largest mobile net ...
, one of 4 mobile networks operating in the UK.
Early life
He was born in
Bury, Lancashire
Bury ( ) is a market town on the River Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. Metropolitan Borough of Bury is administered from the town, which had an estimated population of 78,723 in 2015.
The town is within the Historic counties of Englan ...
and is now based in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
.
Career
He joined Three (the trading name of Hutchison 3G UK) as Chief Financial Officer in 2006, becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2009.
He became Chief Executive on 1 July 2011, replacing Australian Kevin Russell.
On 5 March 2020 in an email to staff he announced he would be stepping down as CEO of Three UK. He will be replaced by Three Ireland CEO Robert Finnegan, who will now hold both roles simultaneously.
See also
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:Mobile phone companies of the United Kingdom
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Ronan Dunne
Ronan James Dunne (born 31 October 1963) is an Irish telecommunications executive. In 2001, he joined British wireless carrier O2 becoming CEO from 2008 to 2016, until joining U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless as president that August.
Early life
...
, chief executive since 2008 of
O2 (United Kingdom)
O₂ UK (legally incorporated as Telefonica UK Limited, stylized as O₂) is a British telecommunications services provider, headquartered in Slough, England. It operates under the O2 brand. It is owned by Virgin Media O2, a 50:50 joint ventu ...
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Olaf Swantee
Olaf Swantee (born 31 January 1966) is a Dutch businessman, and the former Chief Executive of EE Limited (formerly Everything Everywhere), a British telecommunications company.
Early life
He is the second son of a legal professional.
He went to ...
, chief executive since September 2011 of
EE Limited
EE is a British national mobile network operator and internet service provider, which is a brand within the BT Group. EE is the second-largest mobile network operator in the United Kingdom, with 26.1 million subscribers as of September 2 ...
References
External links
Three
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1970 births
British technology chief executives
British telecommunications industry businesspeople
CK Hutchison Holdings people
English chief executives
People educated at Bury Grammar School
People from Bury, Greater Manchester
Living people