I was very sad to hear of the death of Mike Caldwell, Vodafone's erstwhile communications director. I spent a year in the late nineties accumulating two cardboard boxes' worth of paperwork campaigning about the proposed (now built) HQ at Shaw.
Throughout this time I came into contact with Mike quite a lot. Though I was on the opposite end of the debate to him, he was thoroughly decent and a very highly skilled communicator. On one occasion, in order to staunch the flow of correspondence between me and Vodafone's MD, he invited me to come into his office to discuss the subject. He was very affable.
I think he showed that you can get a point across while still being polite and decent.
Vodafone owe him a great deal. I offer my sincere sympathies to his family and friends.
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I learned of the sad news of Mike's death today from one of his many friends still in Nottingham.We are all shocked at such a tragic loss to his family.My thoughts & prayers are with them.
ReplyDeleteLike Paul's memories of Mike,we remember his sense of diplomacy & humour - very dry during his football career with Ruddington Village FC when "disagreeing" with a referee's decision!Mike was a true gent who was highly respected by friends & colleagues alike - no wonder he had such a successful career. from Grahame Connolly
I learned of the sad news of Mike's death today from one of his many friends still in Nottingham.We are all shocked at such a tragic loss to his family.My thoughts & prayers are with them.
ReplyDeleteLike Paul's memories of Mike,we remember his sense of diplomacy & humour - very dry during his football career with Ruddington Village FC when "disagreeing" with a referee's decision!Mike was a true gent who was highly respected by friends & colleagues alike - no wonder he had such a successful career. from Grahame Connolly
Thank you for those comments, Grahame. You may be interested to know that the Mayor of Newbury has made note of her attendance at Mike's funeral on her blog site under her entry for Tuesday June 13th:
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