John Condron
John Condron CBE (born 14 November 1949)[1] is a businessman, and a former Chief Executive of Yell, who largely oversaw its collapse in 2009.
Early life
He studied Economics at Queen's University Belfast (QUB).
Career
BT
He started working for BT in 1973.
Yell
He joined Yell Group in 1980. He became Chief Executive of Yell Group. It bought Yellow Book USA in 1999. BT sold Yellow Pages in 2001. Yell Group was in the FTSE 100 Index. He became a Chairman of the Directory Publishers' Association. In 2008 he was paid £885,000.[2]
Collapse of Yell
In 2007 the share price of Yell was 600p; in early 2009 it was 11p. He left Yell Group on 31 December 2010.[3]
Personal life
He was awarded a CBE in the 2008 New Year Honours.
References
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Chief Executive of Yell Group 1994 - December 2010 |
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