Andrew Harrison (businessman)

Andrew Harrison
Born (1970-11-18) 18 November 1970 (age 55)[1]
EducationRainford High School
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Carphone Warehouse
TermDecember 2017-
SpouseTristia Harrison
Children2 sons

Andrew Harrison (born 18 November 1970) is a British businessman, and former chairman of Carphone Warehouse.

Early life

Harrison grew up in St Helens, the son of a window cleaner and factory worker father.[1] He was educated at Rainford High School from 1981 to 1989, and earned a bachelor's degree in management studies from the University of Leeds in 1992.[1]

Career

Carphone Warehouse

In June 2013, Harrison replaced Roger Taylor as CEO of Carphone Warehouse,[2] a position he held until 2014.

Dixons Carphone and return to Carphone Warehouse division

In 2014, Carphone Warehouse agreed a £3.8 billion merger with Dixons Retail to form Dixons Carphone, with Harrison appointed deputy chief executive of the combined group.[3][4] In December 2017, Dixons Carphone announced that Harrison would step down from his deputy CEO role and become chairman of The Carphone Warehouse Limited, focusing on the group's mobile division.[5][6] He resigned as a director of Currys plc (then Dixons Carphone plc) on 20 December 2017.[7]

Investing and non-executive roles

Harrison joined the board of Ocado Group as a non-executive director in 2016 and later became senior independent director.[8][9]

In April 2019, Harrison was appointed chairman of WhoCanFixMyCar.com.[10] He resigned as a director of WhoCanFixMyCar.com on May 10, 2023.[11] He joined the board of Dr. Martens plc as an independent non-executive director in 2023.[12]

Harrison is also a founding partner at Freston Road Ventures.[10]

Recognition

Harrison was named TechRadar's Mobile Power 50 Person of the year in 2009 and 2014.[13][14]

Personal life

He is married to Tristia Harrison (née Clarke), CEO of TalkTalk Group since May 2017. They have two sons, and live in west London.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wray, Richard (4 April 2008). "From factory floor to Warehouse leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Andrew Harrison promoted to top job at Carphone Warehouse". Evening Standard. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ Garside, Juliette; Farrell, Sean (15 May 2014). "Carphone Warehouse and Dixons agree £3.8bn merger". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Recommended all-share merger". Investegate. RNS. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Dixons Carphone appoints new chairman as changes to mobile division begin". PCR. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Dixons' Andrew Harrison returns to ailing Carphone Warehouse". Sharecast. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ^ "CURRYS PLC – Officers: Andrew John Harrison (resigned 20 December 2017)". Companies House. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Directorate Change (Ocado Group plc)". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Andrew Harrison". Ocado Group. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Shell-backed firm appoints ex-Carphone Warehouse CEO as chairman | Business Leader News". Business Leader. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Andrew John HARRISON – Officer appointments (WhoCanFixMyCar.com: resigned 10 May 2023)". Companies House. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Board of Directors". Dr. Martens plc. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  13. ^ Fermor, Mark (29 March 2018). "Mobile Power 50 - First 5 nominees announced". TechRadar. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Mobile Power 50 2019 - First ten nominees revealed". TECHTELEGRAPH. 7 May 2019. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 July 2020.


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