Ernest Harrison

20th-century English businessman

Sir Ernest Thomas Harrison (11 May 1926 – 16 February 2009) was an English businessman. He was best known as chairman of electronics company Racal and the first chairman of its spun-out mobile telephony division, Vodafone.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ernest Harrison (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 11, 1926, died Feb 16, 2009.¹

About

Harrison was knighted in the 1981 Birthday Honours.He was also a fan and major shareholder of Arsenal Football Club. In 1997 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ernest Harrison, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

VodafoneFounder⁸

Career

Occupation: businessperson, aircraft pilot.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Vodafone³

Personal life

BornMay 11, 1926, Metropolitan Borough of Hackney⁵
DiedFeb 16, 2009, Surrey⁶

Awards

1992Mountbatten Medal⁷
Date not recordedKnight Bachelor⁷
Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire⁷

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