Our Board continued 80 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2026
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Olaf Koch Prospective Independent Non-Executive Director subject to shareholder approval Tenure: <1 year Career and experience Olaf is an experienced German business leader with strong tech expertise and a background in transforming large companies. He combines knowledge of German corporate culture and capital markets with an entrepreneurial mindset. Olaf started at Daimler, held senior roles in e-Business, Finance, Controlling, and Strategy, and founded and sold an IT networks company. He was MD of Operations at Permira, served as CEO of Metro for nine years, and has been a partner at Zintinus since 2021. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – A deep understanding of the German market, regulations, and competition, combined with financial, commercial, and technical expertise to drive efficient operating models, digital solutions, and scalable systems. External appointments – Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Shareholder representative, Chair of the Audit and Legal Affairs Committees Committee key A Audit and Risk Committee E ESG Committee N Nominations and Governance Committee R Remuneration Committee T Technology Committee Committee Chair Member
Maaike de Bie Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Christine Ramon A R Independent Non-Executive Director and Workforce Engagement Lead
Maaike de Bie was appointed Group General Counsel and Company Secretary on 1 March 2023 and has responsibility for the Group legal, compliance and company secretariat functions as well as advising the Board on all aspects relating to corporate governance. She previously served as General Counsel and Company Secretary of easyJet plc and before that as General Counsel of Royal Mail plc. An experienced international lawyer, Maaike is dual-qualified in both the US and UK, with over 30 years of experience. Membership and attendance The table below details the Board and Committee meeting attendance during the year to 31 March 2026. The number of attendances is shown next to the maximum number of meetings each Director was entitled to attend. Ad hoc meetings of the Board and its Committees were also held as required during the year. Membership and attendance Name Board Nominations and Governance Committee Audit and Risk Committee Remuneration Committee ESG Committee Technology Committee
Tenure: 3 years Career and experience
Christine was Chief Financial Officer and executive director of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd until June 2022, a global gold mining company. Prior to AngloGold Ashanti, she was Chief Financial Officer of Sasol Ltd, a South African energy and chemicals company. Christine was also a former Chief Executive Officer at Johnnic Holdings Ltd and had worked at Pepsi as a Financial Controller. Christine has held non-executive director roles at the International Federation of Accountants, MTN Group Ltd, Lafarge S.A., and Transnet SOC Ltd. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: – Considerable experience of African markets, which will provide invaluable oversight to the Company’s ESG programme, sustainability and responsible business practices. – Up-to-date investor relations experience and strong ambassadorial skills developed through a distinguished executive career to date. – Highly experienced corporate finance executive with extensive board expertise. This will supplement the Board’s financial, commercial and strategic capabilities. External appointments – Clicks Group Limited, non-executive director, member of the remuneration committee and chair of the audit and risk committee. – Discovery Limited, non-executive director, member of the audit committee and social and ethics committee, member of the remuneration committee and member of the treating the customers fairly sub-committee. – Remgro Limited, non-executive director.
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Jean-François van Boxmeer Margherita Della Valle
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Luka Mucic 1 Pilar López 2 David Nish 3 Simon Segars
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Stephen A. Carter CBE 4 Delphine Ernotte Cunci 5 Michel Demaré 6 Simon Dingemans Hatem Dowidar Deborah Kerr Amparo Moraleda 7 Anne-Françoise Nesmes 8 Christine Ramon
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Notes: 1. Luka Mucic stepped down as Chief Financial Officer on 30 November 2025. 2. Pilar López was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 1 December 2025. 3. David Nish stepped down from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM on 29 July 2025.
4. Stephen A. Carter CBE was unable to attend one scheduled meeting of the Technology Committee due to a diary conflict. 5. Delphine Ernotte Cunci was unable to attend one scheduled meeting of the Board and one scheduled meeting of the Technology Committee due to a diary conflict. 6. Michel Demaré was unable to attend one scheduled meeting of the Board, one scheduled meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee and one scheduled meeting of the Nominations and Governance Committee due to a diary conflict. 7. Amparo Moraleda was unable to attend one scheduled meeting of the Board due to a diary conflict. 8. Anne-Françoise was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Vodafone Group Plc Board on 29 July 2025 and was unable to attend one scheduled meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee due to a diary conflict.
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