Charles Dunstone
London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
mobile phones, Self Made
$1,000,000,000
2057
#2057 Billionaires 2019
Charles Dunstone is chairman of TalkTalk Telecom and former chairman of electronics retailer Dixons Carphone, both based in the UK.In 1989, Dunstone started Carphone Warehouse in his apartment with $12,000 in savings. In 2014, Carphone merged with Dixons, an electronics retailer. The move was seen as a bet on the growth of the Internet of Things, the increasing web-connectivity of home appliances and electronics.He also founded TalkTalk, a spin-off from Carphone Warehouse, in 2002.
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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