About John Allwood
Born 1951. John Allwood is a business executive.
Charles John Allwood (born August 1951) is a British businessman, and a former Chief Executive of Orange UK.
Early life He was born in Doncaster and educated at Oundle School.
He received a degree in Economics & Statistics from the University of Exeter in 1973.
Career
News International In 1986 he became Finance Director of News International Newspapers, then Finance Director from 1989 to 1991 of Sky Television plc.
Trinity Mirror From 1999 to 2000 he was Chief Executive of Trinity Mirror Group.
Orange From 1991 to 1992 he had been Finance Director of Microtel Communications Ltd, which became Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd in April 1994. He became Chief Executive of Orange UK in December 2000.
Daily Telegraph He worked with Telegraph Media Group from 2004 to 2007.
Personal life His first wife was Fay Harnan. They have a son (born 1982) and a daughter (born 1985). He has since remarried and lives in Somerset.
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