Charles Dunstone
$1.0B
Born
Jan 01, 1964
Age
61
Source of Wealth
mobile phones
Residence
London,
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Marital Status
Married
Children
0
Education
- In 1989, Charles Dunstone started Carphone Warehouse in his apartment with $12,000 in savings.
- In 2000 the company floated on the London Stock Exchange as U.K. mobile phone sales boomed.
- In 2014, Carphone merged with Dixons, a general electronics retailer. In 2021 Dixons Carphone was then folded into the 800-store Currys brand.
- Dunstone also founded TalkTalk network in 2002, which demerged from Carphone Warehouse in 2010 but remained listed.
- In 2020 TalkTalk was taken private by Toscafund and private equity firm Penta.
- Outside of the office, he is an avid yachtsman and participates in sailing regattas around the globe.
- Dunstone was knighted in 2012.
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