74 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2025
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Simon Dingemans A Non-Executive Director
Hatem Dowidar N Non-Executive Director
Michel Demaré A N R Non-Executive Director
Stephen A. Carter CBE N T Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 2 years Career and experience Since becoming Group CEO of Informa plc in 2013, Stephen has led Informa plc through a transformation into an international leader in B2B events, digital services and academic markets. Prior to Informa, Stephen was President and Managing Director at Alcatel-Lucent, and also served a term as the founding CEO of Ofcom. 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. 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 – Informa TechTarget Inc, non-executive director 1 Note: 1. Please note this external appointment is part of the Informa Group.
Tenure: 7 years Career and experience
Tenure: <1 year Career and experience
Tenure: 1 year Career and experience Hatem brings over 30 years of experience in multinational companies and more than 25 years of these within the telecommunications industry across various leadership positions. Prior to joining e& Group in September 2015, 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. 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.
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
From 2011 to 2019, Simon was Group Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc. Prior to GSK, Simon worked in investment banking for over 25 years at SG Warburg and then Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner for a decade advising a broad range of leading UK and European companies across a number of sectors. Simon previously served as Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success – Proven history of delivering extensive transformation and restructuring efforts to improve organisational performance. – Extensive financial, operational and strategic experience, which is a valuable addition to the Board to drive the execution of the Company’s strategy to achieve our commercial priorities and deliver long-term value to our shareholders. External appointments – WPP Plc, non-executive director and member of the audit committee
Committee key A Audit and Risk Committee E ESG Committee N Nominations and Governance Committee R Remuneration Committee
T Technology Committee Committee Chair Member
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