Ian Charter MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth (born March 30, 1937) has been Chairman of Vodafone, the global mobile phone operator, since June 2000. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vodafones corporate logo is the outline of a SIM card Vodafone is a multinational mobile phone operator with headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom and Düsseldorf, Germany. ...

Prior to this he spent 38 years at the international retailer Tesco, a company he joined in 1959 and subsequently saw expand into a retailing tour de force. He was Chairman of Tesco from 1985 until 1997, and prior to that had been Managing Director of the organisation for 12 years. Historic The first self service Tesco, which is in in St Albans Tesco PLC is a United Kingdom based international supermarket chain. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Managing director is the traditional term for the top executive of a business in the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries, but not in the United States. ...

Ian MacLaurin was born in 1937 in Blackheath, Kent. He attended Malvern College as a pupil. He originally joined the company as a management trainee, subsequently holding a number of more senior appointments within its retail operations before being appointed to the Board in 1970. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Blackheath is the name of a number of places: Blackheath, London, England Blackheath, West Midlands, England Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia See also Blackheath Rugby Club – founded 1858. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Malvern College Chapel Malvern College is a coeducational English public school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded in 1865. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Ian MacLaurin was knighted in 1989, and given a life peerage in 1996. He took the title Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth. He is the former Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1986. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Knebworth is a village in the north of Hertfordshire, England. ... The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. ... The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...