Andrew Karney
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Andrew Karney is one of six children. His grandfather was Bishop Arthur Karney, the first bishop of Johannesburg who was later suceeded by Archbishop Desmond Tutu winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. His great Grandfather was John Wigham Richardson the great Victorian shipbuilder and founder of Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipbuilders on Tyneside.
He started is carer working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency - UNRWA in Lebanon and Gaza during the 1960s. He was honoured by the United Nations Secretary-General, U Thant in 1969.
He later worked as a development engineer and scientist in the UK, where he played an important role in the development of the first generation of fully electronic digital telephone exchanges. During this time he filed several significant international patents. Later he joined Logica now LogicaCMG, the international systems company, where he became a main board director resposnsible for the telecommunications and media sectors as well as operations in the Far East.
On leaving Logica he became chairman of Language Line Ltd, a language resources company, an independent director of the Guardian Media Group, Baronsmead VCT3 and a number of high technology companies. He is also chairman of the trustees of the anti corruption NGO Tiri.
He is married to the former prima ballerina Beryl Goldwyn and they have one son Peter Karney born in 1972. He lives in Credenhill, Herefordshire.
