Ronan Dunne

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Dunne at the 2019 Web Summit

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[]

He was born in Dublin.[1] He attended Blackrock College in Blackrock, Dublin.[2]

He moved to the UK in 1987.[3]

Career[]

He had worked with Banque Nationale de Paris, now known as BNP Paribas, from 1987 and with Waste Management International in 1994, and NFC in 1996.[4]

O2[]

He joined O2 in 2001 as deputy to the chief financial officer,[5] becoming chief financial officer in February 2005.[6] O2 was bought by Telefónica in November 2005 for £18bn.[7] BT de-merged from Cellnet in November 2001.[8]

He became chief executive of O2 in January 2008.[9] Also in 2008, he was appointed chairman of Tesco Mobile, a joint venture between Telefónica and Tesco.[6]

In July 2016, following O2's failed merger with Hutchison 3G, Dunne stepped down.[9] His 15-year tenure made him the longest-serving CEO in the British telecom industry.[9]

Verizon[]

In August 2016, Dunne was hired as the executive vice president and group president of U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless.[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dublin-born former O2 boss Ronan Dunne moves to Verizon". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  2. ^ Mulligan, John (17 May 2016). "Dunne Deal: Dynamic Blackrock boy who rose up the ranks in London". Independent. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  3. ^ Hickey, Shane (14 March 2016). "Brexit Voices: It's hard to make an economic case for leaving the EU". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. ^ Newenham, Pamela. "How Telefónica UK chief Ronan Dunne got to the top in telecoms". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  5. ^ Scroxton, Alex (15 July 2016). "O2 boss Ronan Dunne steps down". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. ^ a b Spanier, Gideon (2012-03-22). "Ronan Dunne: O2 chief relishes challenge from resurgent rivals". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  7. ^ Singer, Jason; Johnson, Keith (2005-11-01). "Telefonica to Buy O2 For $31.4 Billion". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. ^ "BT to spin off MMO2". 2001-11-18. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  9. ^ a b c "Dublin-born O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne to step down". Irish Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Verizon Hires Former O2 CEO Ronan Dunne to Head Wireless Unit". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 March 2017.


Business positions
Preceded by
 Chief Executive of O2 UK
January 2008 – August 2016 		Succeeded by
Mark Evans
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