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Sir Julian Horn-Smith is a British businessman who is a member of the boards of a number of international corporations and advises others. He was formally Deputy Chief Executive of Vodafone Group Plc until July 2006. Sir Julian joined Vodafone at its foundation in 1984 and has held a number of senior posts including Group Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director Vodafone International and Deputy Group CEO. Considered a principal architect in the development of Vodafone’s Global Strategy, during his career with the company he was closely involved in many of Vodafone's major international transactions, including the formation of Vodafone AirTouch in 1999. This merger (of the UK and U.S.businesses) created one of the top 25 companies in the world by market capitalisation. The subsequent acquisition of Mannesmann in 2000, almost doubled the size of the Vodafone Group to making it the world's largest mobile telecommunications company and the largest FTSE100 quoted stock. In 1996 he was appointed to the Vodafone Group Plc Board and in 2005 became Deputy Chief Executive. Sir Julian was instrumental in the foundation of many of Vodafone's large subsidiary businesses today (such as those in Turkey,Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa, Egypt and several others in Europe, Africa and Asia). ==Early Life, Education and Honours== Born in London, Horn-Smith, attended Kings Norton Grammar School in Birmingham. He read Economics (University of London (B.Sc (Econ) 1970) and Business Administration with Finance and Marketing (University of Bath 1979 ). 〔("Upwardly Mobile", ''BA2 Magazine'' ) 2008.〕 In 2007 Sir Julian received an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Laws -DL) from the University of Bath where he is now pro-chancellor and a member of the University Council. In 2004 he received a knighthood from HM The Queen Queen's Birthday Honours for his services to international telecommunications. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julian Horn-Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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