77 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2024
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brought together five different regulatory authorities. After Ofcom, Stephen served as Chief of Strategy to the UK’s Prime Minister, and then as a Minister of State for Communications, Technology & Broadcasting. Stephen later served as a non-executive director for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2016-2020. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – Track record of value creation, with specific experience in the telecoms and media sectors. – Experience in public policy, government affairs and regulatory engagement, which is invaluable in relation to the highly regulated environment within which the Company operates. External appointments: – Informa plc, group chief executive Michel Demaré A N R Non-Executive Director Tenure: 6 years Career and experience: Michel began his career at Continental Bank SA, Belgium, before spending 18 years with The Dow Chemical Company in several finance and strategy responsibilities in Benelux, France, the US and Switzerland. He was Chief Financial Officer Europe for Baxter International from 2002 to 2005, and Chief Financial Officer at ABB Group from 2005 to 2013. He also served as Interim CEO of ABB during 2008. He was independent vice-chairman at UBS Group from 2009 to 2019, and vice-chairman/chairman of Syngenta AG from 2013 to 2017. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – Proven multinational business leader with substantial international finance, strategy and M&A experience. – Highly skilled in governance and corporate stewardship, which Michel brings both to the Board and to each of the Committees of the Company on which he sits. External appointments: – AstraZeneca plc, non-executive chair, chair of the nomination and governance committee and member of the remuneration committee Hatem was appointed a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Vodafone Group Plc Board on 19 February 2024. Hatem brings 30 years of experience in multinational companies and more than 24 years of these within the telecommunications industry across various leadership positions. Hatem initially began his career in AEG/ Deutsche Aerospace (Daimler Benz Group) in Egypt, before moving into marketing at Procter & Gamble, where he held several managerial roles. Prior to joining e& Group in September 2015, initially as Group Chief Operating Officer before being appointed Group Chief Executive Officer, Hatem held various leadership positions at Vodafone including Group Chief of Staff, Group Core Services Director, CEO of Vodafone Egypt and CEO of Partner Markets. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – Highly skilled strategist and visionary, with experience leading several ground-breaking strategic programmes. – Extensive corporate governance experience through representation as chair and board member on several corporate boards within and outside the telecommunications industry. Hatem Dowidar N Non-Executive Director Tenure: <1 year Career and experience:
External appointments: – Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily), non-executive director 1 – Maroc Telecom, non-executive director 1 – BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust Plc, non-executive director Note: 1. Please note these external appointments are part of the e& Group. Delphine Ernotte Cunci R T Non-Executive Director and Workforce Engagement Lead Tenure: 1 year Career and experience: Since 2015, Delphine has been President of France Télévisions, the French national public television broadcaster. Her mandate was extended in 2020, the first time this has happened to an incumbent President. Prior to that, Delphine spent 26 years at Orange S.A., where she became Deputy CEO in 2010 and led the successful turnaround of Orange France. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – Considerable experience in the telecoms sector and, more recently, in media and technology, which enhances Board understanding of trends relevant to the Company’s operations and the wider European regulatory environment. – Delphine’s engineering background and distinguished career at Orange provide relevant knowledge and experience to the Board’s evaluation of specific opportunities within the telecoms and connectivity space. Deborah Kerr A T Non-Executive Director Tenure: 2 years Career and experience: Deborah is Managing Director at Warburg Pincus, where she serves as Co-head of Value Creation. Deborah has previously held senior executive roles and non-executive appointments across a range of sectors, including senior executive roles at Sabre, the travel technology company, Fair Isaac Corp, the data analytics business, and Hewlett-Packard Company, where she was Chief Technology Officer for HP’s Enterprise Services operations. Deborah was a non-executive director of EXLservice Holdings Inc, the business process solutions company, and Chico’s FAS, Inc. Deborah has also held non-executive roles at International Airline Group, the airline conglomerate, DH Corporation, a global fintech solutions and service provider, and Mitchell International Inc, a privately owned global technology business. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – A wealth of technological expertise, including an understanding of complex digital transformations, which continues to be central to the next phase of the Company’s growth. – Detailed knowledge of the technology market, which, in the context of her role as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, affords insights into the risk profile of the Company as well as the sectors and markets within which it operates. External appointments: – NetApp, INC, non-executive director and member of the audit committee
Committee key A Audit and
Solid background signifies Committee Chair
E ESG Committee N Nominations and
R Remuneration Committee
T Technology Committee
Risk Committee
Governance Committee
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