Summary
Dame Tristina Adele Harrison DBE (née Clark; born February 1973[1]), known as Tristia Harrison, is a British businesswoman, the CEO of TalkTalk Group since May 2017.[2][3]
Dame Tristia Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tristina Adele Clark February 1973 (age 51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Watford Grammar School for Girls St Albans High School for Girls University of Kent |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | CEO, TalkTalk Group |
| Term | May 2017- |
| Predecessor | Dido Harding |
| Spouse | Andrew Harrison |
| Children | 2 sons |
Early life edit
She was born Tristia Clark,[4] and grew up in Radlett. She was educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls and St Albans High School for Girls.[5] She studied history at the University of Kent, Canterbury.[5]
Career edit
Harrison joined TalkTalk in 2010.[6] She was marketing director of Carphone Warehouse, and managing director of TalkTalk Consumer from 2014, before becoming CEO of TalkTalk Group in 2017.[4][7] She has been a director since 2014.[8] Harrison was a trustee of Comic Relief for almost a decade and the national charity Ambitious about Autism. In 2020, she was named chair of trustees for the national homeless charity, Crisis,[9]
Personal life edit
She is married to Andrew Harrison, former CEO of Carphone Warehouse. They have two sons and live in west London.[10]
Honours and awards edit
She received an honorary degree from the University of Salford in 2022.[11]
Harrison was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to telecommunications.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Tristia Adele HARRISON - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Tristia Harrison. "Tristia Harrison, Talktalk Telecom Group PLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Charles Dunstone to Retake Control of TalkTalk". Comms Business. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b Oakes, Omar (1 February 2017). "TalkTalk appoints former marketer Tristia Harrison as to replace Dido Harding". Campaign. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b Ralph, Alex (23 March 2019). "Talktalk boss aims to keep it simple as telecoms business returns to roots". The Times. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ Robin Pagnaementa, Deputy Business Editor (2 February 2017). "Familiar face is first choice to talk the talk | Business | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Omar Oakes. "TalkTalk appoints former marketer Tristia Harrison as to replace Dido Harding". Campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Talent4Boards Team (3 June 2014). "TalkTalk Telecom Group appoints Tristia Harrison and Charles Bligh to Board as Executive Directors". Talent4boards.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "TalkTalk chief executive announced as new Trustee Chair for Crisis".
- ^ Wray, Richard (4 April 2008). "From factory floor to Warehouse leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "TalkTalk Group CEO awarded honorary degree at Salford". 22 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N9.