Ernest Harrison

For the Australian cricketer, see Ernest Harrison (cricketer). For the English journalist, author and judoka, see Ernest John Harrison.

Sir Ernest Thomas Harrison (11 May 1926 – 16 February 2009)^[1] was an English businessman. He was best known as chairman of electronics company Racal and the first chairman of its spun-out mobile telephony division, Vodafone.^[2][3][4] He was also a fan and major shareholder of Arsenal Football Club. ^[5] In 1997 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.^[6]

Sir Ernest Harrison OBE HonFREng
Born	Ernest Thomas Harrison 11 May 1926 Hackney, east London, England
Died	16 February 2009(2009-02-16) (aged 82) Surrey, England
Occupation	Chair of Racal