CV
About STEPHEN TEMPLE
Career Resume
1961-66 Marconi Company (Apprenticeship)
1966-68 Southampton University (MSc)
1968-71 Satellite Systems Engineer with Marconi Space Division
1971-79 Senior Satellite Systems Engineer – Radio Regulatory Division
1979-84 Deputy Director (Engineering) – Home Office Telecommunications
(Engineering and Planning of Emergency Services Mobile Radio)
1984-92 Director of Technical Affairs, Telecommunications Division, DTI
(Chairman of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute
Technical Assembly from 1988-92)
1992-96 Director, Sponsorship of the telecommunications, radio and
broadcasting industries (industrial policy), DTI
1996-00 Director of Business Development, Group Director for Advanced Technology, Group Director of Strategy & Development at NTL (now Virgin Media)
2001-2002 Managing Director of NTL Networks Division (taking it through restructuring)
2003-2006 Director of Strategic Projects at Vodafone Corporate Strategy
Currently: Part time CTO of ENF and various ad hoc projects
Profile
- Experience in senior positions in four very diverse organisations concerned with the delivery of services: Home Office in respect of 40 police forces and 50 fire brigades; European Telecommunications Standards Institute for some 300 member companies in respect of standardisation programmes and NTL in respect of advanced commercial services in the telecommunications and broadcasting markets (18 months as Director on the Board of NTL Ltd) and Vodafone in respect of long term strategy of a large global company.
- Wide experience in international organisations and dealing with the UK and foreign Governments. Experience in creating new organisations and radical organisation change.
- Ability to challenge and achieve outstanding results within a “democracy” context has been demonstrated in the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (a member type organisation), GSM (digital cellular radio, one of Europe’s most successful high technology projects) and the Digital Video Broadcasting Project (digital television).
- Good understanding of the “whole system” in the field of high technology ie the inter-relationships between the political, industrial and technological domains at both the UK and European levels.
- Huge experience in “high strategy” with good hit rate in respect of technology calls
Qualifications and Awards
Fellow of the IET and C Eng
CBE (Commander of the British Empire)
Master of Science Degree (distinction in examinations)
IEEE 1994 award for International Communications
GSMA Chairman’s Prize
Hobbies
Book Collecting, vintage mobile phones, home construction projects, hill walking
Detailed CV
Supplied on request