UK private equity group CVC, based in London. In 2009, he joined the board of e-Mobile and eAccess in Japan. He advised them during the takeover by Softbank. Until early 2015 he was an advisor to the chairman and the board of Etisalat. In late 2013, Horn-Smith joined Alix Partners, the US consulting group (part owned by CVC), as an advisor in the telecommunications sector. He held non-executive directorships at UK FTSE companies including Smiths Group plc (Engineering), Sage Group plc (software), where he also served as chairman, DelaRue plc (security printing) and Acer Group (Taiwan). He has also served on the boards of Verizon Wireless and China Mobile. In September 2020, Horn-Smith was named chairman of renewable energy start-up Alpha 311. Personal life Horn-Smith is married and has four sons, four granddaughters and five grandsons. References External links 1948 births Living people British businesspeople Knights Bachelor Vodafone people Alumni of the University of Bath Chief operating officers