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Sir Ernest Thomas Harrison OBE HonFREng (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. He was also a fan and major shareholder of Arsenal Football Club.
Feb 20, 2009 · Harrison led Racal Electronics for 35 years and oversaw its transformation from a small engineering consultancy to a global defence and communications company. He also played a key role in the creation of Vodafone, the world's largest mobile network operator, and had a passion for horse racing and lottery.
Sep 24, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Ernest Harrison, who started as a clerk and became the chairman of Racal Telecom and Vodafone. Discover how he led the company to become the first global mobile phone network and won many crucial deals in the telecom industry.
Feb 19, 2009 · Ernest Harrison was the first man in Europe, perhaps the world, to see the commercial potential of turning what was then military radio technology into a business and then consumer mobile phone service.
Feb 22, 2009 · Sir Ernest Harrison, who died on February 16 aged 82, was one of the outstanding British industrial entrepreneurs of his generation, as the driving force of the electronics group Racal,...
Sir Ernest Harrison, Vodafone’s first chairman, receives the first call at his New Year’s party in Surrey
LONDON Sir Ernest Harrison, who built up a business empire that became the second largest defence electronics group in the U.K. for a while, Racal
