Private equity house CVC Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Sir Julian Horn-Smith as a senior adviser, working with the firm’s telecoms, media and technology team to supp
Private equity house CVC Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Sir Julian Horn-Smith as a senior adviser, working with the firm’s telecoms, media and technology team to support its global investment advisory activities in the sector.
CVC has 19 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the US and has EUR16bn of uninvested equity capital.
Sir Horn-Smith has spent more than 25 years in the telecommunications sector, most recently as deputy chief executive officer and main board member of Vodafone Group.
He has held a number of posts with Vodafone including group chief operating officer and was considered to be the principal architect of the firm’s international strategy.
He is a member of the board of Digicel Limited, the Caribbean and Pacific mobile telecom operator and a member of the advisory board of Altimo (the telecoms arm of Alfa Group). He is also a member of the board of Lloyds Banking Group and a senior adviser to UBS Investment Bank.
Lorne Somerville, partner and head of TMT, says: ‘We are very happy to have Sir Julian join us at CVC. His history of successful corporate development globally in telecommunications is second to none and he brings a wealth of experience to the team.’
