Hans Snook and in 2001 Snook stepped down as a special advisor to Orange. His public involvement since then in the UK telecoms industry was as Chairman of Carphone Warehouse, between 2002 and 2005 and on stepping down from this post he was appointed non-executive chairman of Monstermob Group Plc, the ringtone company. Hans Snook Hans Roger Snook (born 26 May 1948) is a businessman, best known for his time as the founder, with Graham Howe and Chief Executive of UK mobile phone company Orange. He was born to a German mother and a British father, and grew up in Vancouver, British
Hans Völk Dolls Hans Völk Dolls Hans Völk Dolls is a German doll manufacturing company owned by Engel-Puppen. Founded by puppeteer Hans Völk in 1922, the company have for more than 80 years produced its classical dolls in various materials. In 1922 Hans purchased the old terracotta factory in Mönchröden, Germany. On December 8 the same year he founded a company which specialized in punching and stamping paperboard together with his wife, Martha. During this period of time Hans manufactured puppets of papier-mâché. Hans and Martha had a daughter, Lotte, on August 6, 1923, whom would later run the company in future generations