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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox Person
|Name = Aubrey Graham
|name= Charles Dunstone
|Img =
|image= Charles_Dunstone.jpg
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|caption= Charles Dunstone
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1964|11|21|df=y}}
|Background = solo_singer
|birth_place= [[Saffron Walden]]
|Birth_name = Aubrey Drake Graham
|dead=
|Born = {{birth date and age|1986|10|24}}<br />[[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|death_date=
|Origin = [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|death_place=
|Genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]<br />[[Canadian hip hop]]<br />[[East Coast hip hop]]<br /> [[Conscious hip hop]]
|occupation= CEO [[Carphone Warehouse]]
|Instrument = [[Vocals]]
|spouse=
|Occupation = [[Rapper]], [[Poet]], [[Actor]]
|Years_active = 2001–present
|Label = October's Own, Interscope
|Associated_acts =
|URL = [http://www.thisisdrake.com Official Website]<br />[http://myspace.com/thisisdrake Official Myspace]<br />
[http://www.allthings-fresh.net Official Fansite]
}}
}}
'''Charles Dunstone''' (born [[21 November]] [[1964]]) is the CEO and (with David Ross<ref>
{{cite web
| title = David Ross appointed to board of the National Portrait Gallery
| publisher = 10 Downing Street
| date = 2006-02-17
| url = http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/page9080.asp
| accessdate = 2006-11-02 }}
</ref>) co-founder, in 1989, of mobile phone retailer [[The Carphone Warehouse]].


He was born in [[Saffron Walden]], [[Essex]], and educated at [[Uppingham School]]. In the [[Sunday Times Rich List 2006]] he was listed in 64th place, with an estimated fortune of £830 million.
'''Aubrey Drake Graham''' (born [[October 24]], [[1986]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] actor and rapper. He is known for playing [[Jimmy Brooks]], the physically [[disability|disabled]] character on ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''. As a rapper, Graham uses the [[stage name]] '''Drake''', and is often billed as the new version of [[Will Smith|The Fresh Prince]].<ref>STR8HIPHOP.COM "[http://www.str8hiphop.com/node/150 New Jacks Interview: Drake]". http://www.str8hiphop.com January 7th, 2007.</ref>


==The Carphone Warehouse==
==Personal life==
Known simply as "The Phone House" outside of the UK and EIRE, CPW was founded by Dunstone and David Ross in 1989. With only £6,000 savings, the two embarked on their mission selling car phones out of their flat in London. Less than 20 years later in October 2007 the company joined the [[FTSE 100 Index]] of leading shares.
Graham was born in [[Toronto, Ontario]], the son of Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]; his uncle is musician [[Teenie Hodges]].<ref>Moore, Tracy. "[http://www.sceneandheard.ca/article.php?id=1025&morgue=1 Graduating Degrassi]". sceneandheard.ca, 2005.</ref> Aubrey Graham's father is [[African American]] (a native of [[Memphis, Tennessee]]) and his mother is a [[White people|white]] [[Jewish Canadian]].<ref>[http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/entertainment/interviews/ent_int314.php HipHopCanada.com :: Interview with Drake - July 12th 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="Graham1">{{cite news | last =Jordan| first =Harrison| coauthors=| title =Degrassi actor says being different made him stronger| pages=| publisher =The Canadian Jewish News| date =[[2006-12-20]] | url =http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/movies_theater_tv_and_music/Degrassi_Actor_Says_Being_Different_Made_Him_Stronger.shtml?rd=1| access date =2006-12-20 }}</ref><ref name="Barrable1">{{cite journal | last =Jones| first=Jen| coauthors =| title =School's In for Degrassi| journal =JV!be| volume =| issue =| pages =| publisher =Jewish Family & Life| date =12/06 | url =http://www.jvibe.com/Pop_culture/Degrassi.php| doi =| id =ISSN| author =link = | unused_data =|access date =2006-12-15 }}</ref> He attended [[Forest Hill Collegiate Institute]] and began acting during high school.<ref name="Graham1" />


==Career==
==Business==
;Carphone Warehouse
Since 2001, Graham has played [[Jimmy Brooks]], the student who was injured in a school shooting at Degrassi Community School, making him the first main character with a physical disability on ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''. He also appeared in the film ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]'', co-starring [[Anton Yelchin]] and [[Robert Downey, Jr.]], which was released on [[February 22]], [[2008]].
{{main|The Carphone Warehouse}}
:[[The Carphone Warehouse]] (also trading as The Phone House<ref>[http://www.phonehouse.com The Phone House<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>) is Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer.
As a rapper, Graham has two self-published [[mixtape]]s, ''[[Room for Improvement]]'' and ''[[Comeback Season]]'', under the stage name '''Drake'''.<ref>[http://thisisdrake.com This Is Drake], website for Graham's musical ambitions.</ref> He shot a video for his debut single "Replacement Girl" which features [[R&B]] singer [[Trey Songz]].<ref name="concreteloop">{{cite news | last =| first =| coauthors=| title =Concrete Loop: Replacement Girl| pages=| publisher =| date =[[2006-12-17]] | url =http://concreteloop.com/2006/12/replacement-girl| access date =2008-02-10 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bALk7WdD4e8 Replacement Girl], video for Graham's debut single.</ref> He also made a cameo appearance in [[Trey Songz]]'s "[[Wonder Woman (song)|Wonder Woman]]" video. Graham also has an independent record label called ATF. ATF consists of T-Slack, Olivier, Photo Will, Future the God, Boi-1da, Jazz Cartier, Ozuka, Mayhem Mohearty, JD Era, P-Rainos,40-40 and many more. They are apart of the imprint The Wise Guys and October's Very Own. The whole crew stems from Toronto and many of them have ventured off into their own realm of music but still have that affliation.<ref>[http://www.notableinterviews.com/aubrey-drake-graham-interview/ Notable Interviews: Aubrey "Drake" Graham] Interview with NotableInterviews.com</ref> During the process of recording and writing for both mixtapes, Drake worked with a fair amount of artists to get publicity. Trey Songz was featured on both mixtapes, and [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Robin Thicke]] worked on ''Comeback Season''. Drake has been in works with [[Lil Wayne]] in 2008 releasing songs such as "Ransom", "I Want This Forever", "Stunt Hard" and "Dats My Nigga".Also he is singed to interscope<ref>[http://www.allthings-fresh.net All Things Fresh], official fan website of ATF.</ref>
:In 2005 Charles' salary and bonus came to £689,000.<ref name="AR2005">
{{cite press release
| title = Annual Report 2005
| publisher = The Carphone Warehouse
| date = 2005
| url = http://www.cpwplc.com/cpw/ir/reports/annrep05/annrep05full.pdf
| format = pdf
| accessdate = 2006-11-04 }}
</ref>
:Charles employed the controversial ex-[[convict]] [[Ernest Saunders]] as a business consultant for Carphone prior to floatation.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Mobiles boss walks the polar walk and proves he is not all TalkTalk
| publisher = The Times
| date = 2004-11-29
| url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1379301_1,00.html
| accessdate = 2006-11-03 }}
</ref>


;HBOS
Drake announced he has a new mixtape coming out early 2009 entitled ''[[So Far Gone]]''.<ref>[http://www.allthings-fresh.net/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1213918570&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& "NEW MIXTAPE"], News update from http://allthings-fresh.net/, June 19th 2008</ref>
:[[Non-executive director|Non-executive Director]] of [[HBOS]] PLC.<ref name="epoch">{{cite web
| title = Charles Dunstone
| publisher = Entrepreneurs’ Open Challenge
| date = 2006
| url = http://www.epochuk.com/events/dunstone_bio.htm
| accessdate = 2006-11-05 }}</ref>
:[[HBOS]] is the holding company for [[Halifax plc]] and the Governor and Company of the [[Bank of Scotland]].
:In 2005 Charles' fee was £56,000.<ref name="AR2005"/>


;The Daily Mail General Trust
==Discography==
:Non-Executive Director of [http://www.dmgt.co.uk/investorrelations/boardofdirectors/|The Daily Mail General Trust].<ref name="epoch"/>
:DMGT is one of the largest media companies in the UK and has interests around the world in national and regional newspapers, television, radio, exhibitions and information publishing.
:In 2005 Charles' fee was £34,000.<ref name="AR2005"/>


;Independent Media Distribution PLC
===Albums===
:Non-Executive Director of [http://www.imdplc.com Independent Media Distribution PLC].
*TBA: ''Barely Fitting In''
:IMD is a distributor of radio advertising and programming for the advertising and music industries. Clients include [[ITV]] and [[British Sky Broadcasting|BSkyB]].
*TBA: ''Thank Me Later''<ref>[http://concreteloop.com/2008/07/the-new-music-review-208 ♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫] Accessed September 1, 2008</ref><ref>[http://octobersveryown.blogspot.com/2008/09/ransom-ft-lil-wayne.html OCTOBER'S VERY OWN: Drake - Ransom ft. Lil Wayne], September 04th, 2008.</ref>
:In 2005 Charles' fee was £20,000.<ref name="AR2005"/>


;The Prince's Trust
===Mixtapes===
:Council Member of [[The Prince's Trust]] and the Chairman of [http://princes-trust.org.uk/Main%20Site%20v2/about%20us/key%20people.asp Prince's Trust Trading Ltd].<ref name="epoch"/>
*2006: ''[[Room for Improvement]]''
:The Prince's Trust is a Registered Charity (in England) No 1079675. The Prince's Trust Trading Limited (a company registered in England No 3161821) is a wholly owned subsidiary and trades on behalf of The Prince's Trust. In their 2006 annual report, The Prince's Trust had a gross income of £56.8m and an expenditure of £40.8m.<ref>{{cite web
*2007: ''[[Comeback Season]]''
| title = Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Main Charity 1079675, THE PRINCE'S TRUST
*2009: ''[[So Far Gone]]''
| publisher = Charity Commission
| date = 2006
| url = http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?regno=1079675&submit=Run+Search
| accessdate = 2006-11-05 }}</ref>


==Qualifications==
===Single: "Replacement Girl"===
Charles has 3 [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-levels]], grades B,C & D.<ref name="AD">
"Replacement Girl" is the first single by Drake, released in late 2006. The song was produced by [[Boi-1da]] and T.Williams. R&B singer [[Trey Songz]] is prominently featured in the song as well. The [[music video]] was the first video by an unsigned Canadian artist to premiere and play on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s ''[[106 & Park]]''.
{{cite news
| last = Davidson
| first = Andrew
| coauthors =
| title = Dunstone drives into broadband
| work =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times
| date = 2006-05-16
| url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9076-2135700,00.html
| accessdate = 2006-11-03 }}
</ref>


He abandoned his business degree at [[Liverpool University]] after taking a gap-year with [http://www.torchcomputers.co.uk Torch Computers] in Cambridge and then with [[NEC]].<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Dial M for millionaire
| publisher = The Observer
| date = 2005-09-11
| url = http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1567078,00.html
| accessdate = 2006-11-03 }}
</ref>

==Awards==
In 2005 Charles was awarded ''The Daily Telegraph's Business Person of the Year.''<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Dunstone clinches best in business
| publisher = The Daily Telegraph
| date = 2005-12-22
| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/12/22/cnbiz22.xml
| accessdate = 2006-11-06 }}
</ref>

==Personal life==
;Parents
:Charles' Father is an executive at [[BP]].<ref name="AD"/>
;Quotes<ref name="AD"/>
:*''I’d really like to have a family but I’m not a very easy person to go out with.''
:*''I don’t think I’m married to the job — I have a real life outside work — but, um, I think I can understand why you might say that.''
:*''Could be trimmer. I’m 78kg at 5ft 7in. My doctor says I should be 74kg. He has put me on porridge and [[Benecol]] (a low-[[cholesterol]] spread) in the morning.''

==Footnotes==
<references/>
==References==
==References==
*[http://www.cpwplc.com/cpw/about/corpgov/directors/ Carphone Warehouse - Board of Directors]
{{reflist}}
* {{cite web
==External links==
| last = Dunstone
*[http://www.octobersveryown.blogspot.com]
| first = Charles
*[http://www.thisisdrake.com Official Website]
| authorlink =
*[http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake Official MySpace]
| coauthors =
*[http://www.allthings-fresh.net Official Fansite]
| title = Charles Dunstone's Blog
*[http://www.notableinterviews.com/aubrey-drake-graham-interview/ Aubrey "Drake" Graham Interview] on NotableInterviews.com
| work =
*{{imdb name|id=1013044}}
| publisher = Carphone Warehouse
*[http://www.lasplash.com/Entertainment/printer_Degrassi_-_My_Introduction_.php Graham interview] (August 13, 2005)
| date =
| url = http://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.TALKTALK.STATIC.BLOG.HOME
| format =
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Charles Dunstone
Charles Dunstone
Born (1964-11-21) 21 November 1964 (age 59)
Saffron Walden
OccupationCEO Carphone Warehouse

Charles Dunstone (born 21 November 1964) is the CEO and (with David Ross[1]) co-founder, in 1989, of mobile phone retailer The Carphone Warehouse.

He was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, and educated at Uppingham School. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2006 he was listed in 64th place, with an estimated fortune of £830 million.

The Carphone Warehouse

Known simply as "The Phone House" outside of the UK and EIRE, CPW was founded by Dunstone and David Ross in 1989. With only £6,000 savings, the two embarked on their mission selling car phones out of their flat in London. Less than 20 years later in October 2007 the company joined the FTSE 100 Index of leading shares.

Business

Carphone Warehouse
Main article: The Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse (also trading as The Phone House[2]) is Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer.
In 2005 Charles' salary and bonus came to £689,000.[3]
Charles employed the controversial ex-convict Ernest Saunders as a business consultant for Carphone prior to floatation.[4]
HBOS
Non-executive Director of HBOS PLC.[5]
HBOS is the holding company for Halifax plc and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland.
In 2005 Charles' fee was £56,000.[3]
The Daily Mail General Trust
Non-Executive Director of Daily Mail General Trust.[5]
DMGT is one of the largest media companies in the UK and has interests around the world in national and regional newspapers, television, radio, exhibitions and information publishing.
In 2005 Charles' fee was £34,000.[3]
Independent Media Distribution PLC
Non-Executive Director of Independent Media Distribution PLC.
IMD is a distributor of radio advertising and programming for the advertising and music industries. Clients include ITV and BSkyB.
In 2005 Charles' fee was £20,000.[3]
The Prince's Trust
Council Member of The Prince's Trust and the Chairman of Prince's Trust Trading Ltd.[5]
The Prince's Trust is a Registered Charity (in England) No 1079675. The Prince's Trust Trading Limited (a company registered in England No 3161821) is a wholly owned subsidiary and trades on behalf of The Prince's Trust. In their 2006 annual report, The Prince's Trust had a gross income of £56.8m and an expenditure of £40.8m.[6]

Qualifications

Charles has 3 A-levels, grades B,C & D.[7]

He abandoned his business degree at Liverpool University after taking a gap-year with Torch Computers in Cambridge and then with NEC.[8]

Awards

In 2005 Charles was awarded The Daily Telegraph's Business Person of the Year.[9]

Personal life

Parents
Charles' Father is an executive at BP.[7]
Quotes[7]
  • I’d really like to have a family but I’m not a very easy person to go out with.
  • I don’t think I’m married to the job — I have a real life outside work — but, um, I think I can understand why you might say that.
  • Could be trimmer. I’m 78kg at 5ft 7in. My doctor says I should be 74kg. He has put me on porridge and Benecol (a low-cholesterol spread) in the morning.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "David Ross appointed to board of the National Portrait Gallery". 10 Downing Street. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
  2. ^ The Phone House
  3. ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2005" (pdf) (Press release). The Carphone Warehouse. 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
  4. ^ "Mobiles boss walks the polar walk and proves he is not all TalkTalk". The Times. 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Charles Dunstone". Entrepreneurs’ Open Challenge. 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-05.
  6. ^ "Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Main Charity 1079675, THE PRINCE'S TRUST". Charity Commission. 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-05.
  7. ^ a b c Davidson, Andrew (2006-05-16). "Dunstone drives into broadband". The Times. Retrieved 2006-11-03. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ "Dial M for millionaire". The Observer. 2005-09-11. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
  9. ^ "Dunstone clinches best in business". The Daily Telegraph. 2005-12-22. Retrieved 2006-11-06.

References

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