Guy Laurence

Jonathan Guy Laurence (born 23 November 1961)^[1] is a British businessman, who was formerly Chief Executive of Vodafone UK, and most recently President and CEO of Rogers Communications.

Early life

He was born in Manchester. He grew up in what is now Cheshire East.

He attended Teesside Polytechnic, now Teesside University since 1992.^[2]

Career

Vodafone

He joined Vodafone in 2000. In Europe, Vodafone Germany and Vodafone Italy are larger than Vodafone UK. Vodafone UK is the third-largest mobile operator in the UK. From 2002 to 2005 he was Chief Executive of Vizavvi (Vodafone live!). In 2006 he became Chief Executive of Vodafone Netherlands. He became Chief Executive of Vodafone UK in 2009.

Vodafone UK in 2010–11 had £5.2bn in turnover. Vodafone UK is known as Vodafone Limited.

Rogers Communications

Laurence served as President and CEO of Rogers Communications from December 2, 2013 to October 17, 2016, succeeding Nadir Mohamed who had retired after his 5-year contract expired.^[3] During his tenure, Rogers beat out Telus to acquire Mobilicity.^[4] However, Laurence was ousted abruptly on October 17, 2016, due to a feud with the Rogers family who have four board seats and control Rogers Communications though voting shares.^[5]

Personal life

He is married with three daughters. He enjoys reading military history. He lives in Hertfordshire.

References

↑ "Jonathan Guy LAURENCE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
↑ "Vodafone chief Guy Laurence's unconventional approach gets best out of "Generation Y" - Telegraph interview October 2011". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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Business positions
Preceded by Nick Read	Chief Executive of Vodafone UK January 2009-	Succeeded by Jeroen Hoencamp
Preceded by	Chief Executive of Vodafone Netherlands 2006 – September 2008	Succeeded by Jens Schulte-Bockum

Vodafone
Subsidiaries and divisions	Albania Czech Republic Egypt Germany Ghana Greece Hungary India Ireland Italy Malta New Zealand Northern Cyprus Portugal Qatar Romania Spain Turkey United Kingdom Vodafone Global Enterprise Kabel Deutschland Vodafone Automotive
Shareholdings	Australia (50%) Kenya (40%) VodafoneZiggo (50%) Netherlands Vodafone Netherlands Ziggo Ziggo Mobiel Ziggo Sport Ziggo Sport Totaal Ziggo TV Vodacom (65%) South Africa DR Congo Lesotho Mozambique Tanzania
Partners	Afghanistan Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Benin Botswana Bulgaria Canada Channel Islands Chile China Croatia Cyprus Denmark Dominican Republic Estonia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France Guam Hong Kong Iceland Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Norway Northern Mariana Islands Philippines Poland Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovenia South Korea Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Products and services	M-Pesa Betavine
Corporate directors	Gerard Kleisterlee (Chairman) Vittorio Colao (CEO) Andy Halford (CFO) Steve Pusey (CTO) Michel Combes (CEO Europe Region) John Buchanan Alan Jebson Samuel Jonah Nick Land Anne Lauvergeon Simon Murray Luc Vandevelde Tony Watson Philip Yea
Sponsorships	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (2007–13) Team Vodafone (2007–12)
Other	AirTouch Arcor Cable & Wireless Worldwide Cheeka ihug Mannesmann Verizon Wireless Vodafone live! ZooZoo
Category Commons

UK mobile network operators

Former MVNOs
Dialog Vizz Family Mobile KiteMobile Mobile by Sainsbury's

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