J.R. Smith Chief Executive Officer J.R. Smith joined AVG as CEO in early 2007 after three years at the helm of a UK based Mobile Network Operator (MVNO) he co-founded that partnered with Vodafone to provide mobile services. J.R.’s first European venture was TSG, a pan-European network deployment and telecommunications software development company he founded in 1997 whose clients included Vodafone, Nextel, Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Nokia, and Ericsson. J.R. began his career as a serial entrepreneur in Seattle, WA with PNC, later VoiceStream; after six years, the company was sold to T-Mobile.
