Hans Snook Executive of a wireless paging business (which subsequently became part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group). In 1992 Snook was despatched to the UK and closed Hutchison's Rabbit phone system; and instead turned efforts to developing the UK's fourth mobile phone network. On April 28, 1994 Orange was launched. Within five years Orange had developed an enviable reputation as well as a growing international presence. Mannesmann of Germany purchased Orange Plc, in a failed attempt to challenge Vodafone as the World's leading mobile phone company. This set off a chain of events which resulted in France Télécom taking ownership of Orange,
Mark Edwards (British businessman) technology. Edwards holds a BSc in Electronic and Computing Engineering, 1st class from Birmingham University. Mark Edwards (British businessman) Mark Edwards is a British businessman and the current CEO of MDS. Mark Edwards has 20 years of communications, hardware, software and international executive management experience. Prior to joining Mformation, a mobile device management (MDM (Modular Digital Multitrack) software provider, as CEO based in New Jersey USA. In 2005, they opened a new office in Bangalore, India. he was the EVP of Marketing and Sales for Symbian, a wireless operating system company developing the OS for next-generation data-enabled mobile phones, owned