Richard Alden
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Richard Alden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, business executive |
Richard Alden (born 1963) is a British entrepreneur who was the founding director of Spanish telecommunications operator ONO and chief executive of communications operator Wananchi Group in East Africa. Alden is currently the president of parcel delivery start-up Citibox.[1]
Career
[edit]Alden began his career as a chartered accountant at Deloitte, one of the "Big Four" accounting firms, and in 1965, was a senior manager in audit and corporate finance.[2]
ONO
[edit]Alden became the founding director of Spanish cable and telecom firm ONO in 1988, and its CEO from 2000 to 2009, when he left the firm. In 2014, ONO was acquired by the British telecommunications company Vodafone[3] for $10 billion and the ONO brand was completely retired in early 2019.[4][5]
Later career
[edit]In 2010, Alden was appointed non-executive chairman of Mirada, a Spanish TV production firm specialising in audiovisual content interaction.[6][7] That same year, he was also named president of European operations of SaaS-systems provider TOA Technologies.[8]
Alden joined Brazil's Blue Interactive as non-executive chairman in 2011.[9] Subsequently, he worked as non-executive vice chairman of Euskaltel SA in Spain,[10] then joined Kenyan pay TV company Wananchi Group in 2013 as CEO.[11] He left the group in November 2015.[citation needed]
Since 2019, Alden has been the president of Madrid-based delivery start-up Citibox, raising €11 million.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Alden is married and divides his time between Lisbon, Madrid and Cape Town.[12] After the end of his contract with Wananchi, Alden was charged with murder, following the death of Kenyan national Grace Wangechi Kinyanjui on June 4, 2016 at his Nairobi home. He pleaded not guilty to the charges,[13] and was acquitted of all charges by the Kenyan Courts on October 30, 2017, following independent ballistics evidence that proved Kinyanjui had mishandled a gun and accidentally shot herself.[14] Alden had rushed her to the hospital, where she later died.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pangea and Citibox close a round of 9 and 11 Million euro respectively". Startups Real. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Alden to take chair at Mirada". Broadband TV News. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Vodafone's purchase of Ono fuels talk that big UK acquisition might be next". the Guardian. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Vodafone agrees $10 billion deal for Spain's Ono". Reuters. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ movilonia.com (17 April 2019). "Vodafone borra la marca Ono". Movilonia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Mirada appoints new president | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Mirada names Richard Alden as chairman | 13 December 2010 | Stock Market Wire". www.stockmarketwire.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "TOA Technologies appoints former ONO CEO Richard Alden as European president". Totaltelecom. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Nolan, C. (20 December 2011). "3i Buys Stake in Brazil's Blue Interactive". PE Hub.
- ^ "Richard Alden | Wananchi Group | Business Chief Africa". africa.businesschief.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Mann, Colin (4 November 2013). "Ex-ONO exec Alden to head Wananchi". Advanced Television. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Kenya drops charges in Alden case". Broadband TV News. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Dubuis, Anna (10 June 2016). "British businessman Richard Alden charged with murdering woman in his Kenya mansion". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Richard Alden freed after Kenyan prosecutors drop charges". Digital TV Europe. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- Sunday Times, 3 December 2017, page 5, 'White Mischief' murder suspect freed after top sleuth traces bouncing bullet, Nicholas Hellen, Social Affairs Editor
- The Sun onLine, 3 December 2017
- The Mail on Line, 3 December 2017
- "Ono/Cableuropa Announces Executive Management Team Appointments". PR Newswire Europe. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- Staff (4 March 2010). "TOA Technologies appoints former ONO CEO Richard Alden as European president". Total Telecom. London: Terrapinn Holdings. Retrieved 10 July 2010.