Dame Tristia Harrison

DBE
Born
Tristina Adele Clark

February 1973 (age 51)
NationalityBritish
EducationWatford Grammar School for Girls
St Albans High School for Girls
University of Kent
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleCEO, TalkTalk Group
TermMay 2017-
PredecessorDido Harding
SpouseAndrew Harrison
Children2 sons

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]

Early life

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

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

She is married to Andrew Harrison, former CEO of Carphone Warehouse. They have two sons and live in west London.[10]

Honours and awards

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

  1. ^ "Tristia Adele HARRISON - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ Tristia Harrison. "Tristia Harrison, Talktalk Telecom Group PLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Charles Dunstone to Retake Control of TalkTalk". Comms Business. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Oakes, Omar (1 February 2017). "TalkTalk appoints former marketer Tristia Harrison as to replace Dido Harding". Campaign. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Omar Oakes. "TalkTalk appoints former marketer Tristia Harrison as to replace Dido Harding". Campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "TalkTalk chief executive announced as new Trustee Chair for Crisis".
  10. ^ Wray, Richard (4 April 2008). "From factory floor to Warehouse leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. ^ "TalkTalk Group CEO awarded honorary degree at Salford". 22 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  12. ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N9.
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