Charles Dunstone

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charles Dunstone
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1964(1964-11-21)
Age	60
Birthplace	Saffron Walden
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Charles Dunstone Biography

Charles Dunstone is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on November 21, 1964 in Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom. One of the two founders of an European mobile phone retail business known as Carphone Warehouse Group, he was also the director of in London the TalkTalk Telecom Group.

The two, along with his fellow Indian commercialist He and his contemporary, Indian businessman Sunil Mittal, both headed major mobile phone companies. Both were the head of important mobile phone companies.

Sir Charles William Dunstone, CVO (born 21 November 1964) is the British co- founder and former chairman of mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, former chairman of multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company Dixons Carphone (formed on 7 August 2014 by the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse), and executive chairman of the TalkTalk Group.

Charles Dunstone first began selling mobile phones out of his flat on Marylebone Road in 1989. He was 25 years old and had £6,000 of savings to start his business, having previously worked at NEC as a sales executive.

He was born living in Essex in Essex and Rutland, England, as the son of an executive at British Petroleum (BP) executive. He was married to Celia Gordon Shute in 2009.

Charles Dunstone Net Worth

Charles Dunstone is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Dunstone 's net worth $1.9 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After being kicked from the Business school of Liverpool University, he began his career with Japan-based NEC Corporation.

Between the years 2005-2012 his role was as the youth coordinator for a Helpline known as Get Connected.

Dunstone was born in 1964, in the town of Saffron Walden in Essex. Dunstone was educated at Uppingham School, an independent school for boys (now co- educational), in the market town of Uppingham in Rutland, in Central England. Dunstone’s father was an executive at BP.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Charles Dunstone Dating?

According to our records, Charles Dunstone married to Celia Shute. As of December 1, 2023, Charles Dunstone’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2005 Dunstone’s salary and bonus came to £689,000. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2006 he was listed in 64th place, with an estimated fortune of £830 million.

Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Charles Dunstone celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

He made a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours List ‘for services to the mobile communications industry and to charity’. In the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his work with The Prince’s Trust.

What is Charles Dunstone doing now?

In November 2013, the Prime Minister appointed Dunstone to the Board of Trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich. Dunstone was reappointed in 2017 but resigned in February 2021 before the end of his second term. Dunstone is married to Celia Gordon Shute, a public relations consultant.

Does Charles Dunstone still own Carphone Warehouse?

Sir Charles Dunstone has sold the last of his stake in Britain’s biggest electrical goods and mobile phone retailer , severing a 32-year tie with the business that turned him into one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs.

Who is Charles Dunstone?

Sir Charles Dunstone is the founder of Carphone Warehouse. He was born on November 21, 1964. He is married to Celia Shute. He also founded TalkTalk, a spin-off from Carphone Warehouse, in 2002.

Who owns the Carphone Warehouse?

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Who bought Carphone Warehouse?

First founded in 1989 by Charles Dunstone, we’re now part of Dixons Carphone – the largest independent telecommunications retailer in Europe. We have over 1100 stores across the UK and Ireland, and we’re also the number 1 independent mobile online retailer in the UK.