Ronan Dunne
Ronan James Dunne (born 31 October 1963) is the Chief Executive of O2 (United Kingdom), the trading name of Telefónica UK Limited.
Early life
He was born in Dublin.[1] He attended the independent Catholic Blackrock College in Blackrock, Dublin.
He moved to the UK in 1987.
Career
He had worked with Banque Nationale de Paris, now known as BNP Paribas, from 1987 and with Waste Management International in 1994, and NFC in 1996.
Telefónica UK
He joined O2 in 2001 as deputy to the Chief Financial Officer, becoming Chief Financial Officer in February 2005. O2 was bought by Telefónica in November 2005 for £18bn. BT had de-merged Cellnet in November 2001.
He became Chief Executive of Telefónica UK (O2) on 1 January 2008. He is also Chairman of Tesco Mobile, a joint venture between Telefónica and Tesco. He is based in Slough. In 2008, O2 UK had an exclusive offer for the iPhone 3G. When he started, O2 had around 100,000 broadband customers in the UK, having bought Be Un Limited in 2006 for £50m.
Personal life
He is 6ft 3in and has played rugby. O2 sponsors the England and Irish rugby union teams. He lives in Weybridge in Surrey. His wife is also a chartered accountant, and they have a daughter. He plays golf.
See also
- Guy Laurence, Chief Executive of Vodafone UK
- Olaf Swantee, Chief Executive of EE Limited
- O2 (Ireland)
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| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by Matthew Key |
Chief Executive of O2 UK January 2008 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |