Sir Ernest Thomas Harrison (11 May 1926 – 16 February 2009) 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. References External links Obituary at The Daily Telegraph People from Hackney Central Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II Businesspeople awarded knighthoods English accountants Racal British racehorse owners and breeders Officers of the Order of the British Empire Knights Bachelor 1926 births 2009 deaths Chairmen of Vodafone British chief executives British corporate directors British chairpersons of corporations 20th-century English businesspeople