Guy Laurence

He was born in Manchester.{{Cite web|last=Twomey|first=Liam|date=11 January 2018|title=Chelsea hire Guy Laurence as chief executive to fill role vacant since 2014|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/chelsea/story/3344978/chelsea-hire-guy-laurence-as-chief-executive-to-fill-role-vacant-since-2014|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=ESPN}} He went to King's School Macclesfield, Cheshire.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

He attended Teesside Polytechnic, now Teesside University, beginning in 1992.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=8 October 2011|title=Vodafone chief Guy Laurence's unconventional approach gets best out of "Generation Y" - Telegraph interview October 2011|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/8815114/Vodafone-chief-Guy-Laurences-unconventional-approach-gets-best-out-of-Generation-Y.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2016-10-31|website=|publisher=Telegraph}}

He joined Vodafone in 2000.{{Cite news|last=Garside|first=Juliette|date=2013-09-12|title=Vodafone UK boss to join Canada's Rogers Communications|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/12/vodafone-uk-guy-laurence-joins-rogers-communications|access-date=2020-07-02|issn=0261-3077}} From 2002 to 2005 he was Chief Executive of Vizavvi (Vodafone live!).{{Cite web|last=Gibson|first=Owen|date=2002-08-30|title=Vodafone drop Vizzavi name|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/aug/30/newmedia.citynews|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=The Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Chandiramani|first=Ravi|date=2 October 2002|title=Vodafone admits Vizzavi brand to go in restructure|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/vodafone-admits-vizzavi-brand-go-restructure/159671|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Campaign}} In 2005, he became Chief Executive of Vodafone Netherlands. He became Chief Executive of Vodafone UK in 2008.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Christopher|date=12 September 2013|title=Vodafone UK chief Guy Laurence wins top job at Rogers|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/10304861/Vodafone-UK-chief-Guy-Laurence-wins-top-job-at-Rogers.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=The Telegraph|language=en-GB}}

Laurence served as President and CEO of Rogers Communications from 2 December 2013 to 17 October 2016, succeeding Nadir Mohamed who had retired after his 5-year contract expired.{{Cite news|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/guy-laurence/|title=Guy Laurence gained the top job at Rogers because his success against competition in the UK|date=2013-09-13|work=Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en-US|archive-date=20 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220155150/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/guy-laurence/|url-status=dead}} Rogers is the largest mobile and cable operator in Canada and second largest media owner. They also own the Toronto Blue Jays and Sportsnet,{{Cite news|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/movers-and-shakers--the-top-25-most-influential-people-in-canadian-sport--the-top-5-174302773.html|title=Movers and Shakers: Top 5 most influential people in Canadian Sport|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en-CA}} the largest sports TV network who paid $5.2bn for the NHL sport rights in 2013.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rogers-hockey-guy-laurence/article24702297/|title=Pucks and profit: CEO opens up about Rogers' rookie NHL season|access-date=2017-12-03}}

During his tenure, Rogers beat out Telus to acquire Mobilicity.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 July 2015|title=The inside story of how Rogers acquired Mobilicity: 'Everybody won but Telus'|url=https://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/how-rogers-blindsided-telus-by-acquiring-mobilicity|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-01|website=Financial Post|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|date=2015-07-10|title=The inside story of how Rogers Communications Inc acquired Mobilicity: 'Everybody won but Telus' {{!}} Financial Post|url=https://financialpost.com/technology/how-rogers-blindsided-telus-by-acquiring-mobilicity|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-02|website=|language=en-CA}}

However, Laurence was ousted on 17 October 2016, due to a feud with the Rogers family who have four board seats and control Rogers Communications though voting shares.{{Cite news|url=https://torontolife.com/city/edward-rogers-the-man-who-would-be-king/|title=The Man Who Would Be King: inside the ruthless battle for control of the $34-billion Rogers empire|date=2014-10-16|work=Toronto Life|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en-US}}

Laurence served as a Director of the MLSE, the largest sports company in Canada and one of the largest in North America from 2013 to 2016. MLSE owns The Toronto Maple Leafs, The Toronto Raptors, Toronto Football Club, and the Toronto Marlies.

On 11 January 2018, Laurence was appointed as Chief Executive of Premier League club Chelsea.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/01/new-chief-executive-appointed.html|title=New Chief Executive Appointed|publisher=Chelsea Football Club|date=11 January 2018}}

He is married with three daughters and lives in Buckinghamshire.

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