Tom Alexander (businessman)
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Thomas Simon Alexander (born 10 July 1959)[1] is a British businessman and former chief executive of Orange and T-Mobile.[2]
Early life[]
Alexander attended Millfield, the independent school, as a day scholar from 1971-75.[3]
Career[]
Virgin Mobile[]
Alexander set up and founded Virgin Mobile, which was launched in November 1999 with his colleague from BT Cellnet, Jo Steel. He left Virgin Mobile in 2006.[2]
EE[]
In September 2009, T-Mobile decided to merge its UK operations with Orange UK to become EE Limited. He became the first Chief Executive in 2010.[4]
References[]
- ^ Companies House
- ^ a b "Everything Everywhere boss Tom Alexander quits". the Guardian. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Millfiield
- ^ Telegraph September 2009
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- 1959 births
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- British telecommunications industry businesspeople
- English chief executives
- People educated at Millfield
- British Telecom people
- People from Somerset
- Virgin Mobile
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