Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2025 75
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Deborah Kerr A T Non-Executive Director
Delphine Ernotte Cunci R T Non-Executive Director and Workforce Engagement Lead Tenure: 2 years Career and experience Since 2015, Delphine has been President of France Télévisions, the French national public television broadcaster. Delphine was appointed for a third consecutive five-year term in May 2025, 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. – Sound technical skills fostered by Delphine’s engineering background and distinguished career at Orange provide a firm grounding to the Board’s evaluation of specific opportunities within the telecoms and connectivity space. External appointments N/A
Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez R E Non-Executive Director
Christine Ramon A E Non-Executive Director and Workforce Engagement Lead Tenure: 2 years Career and experience Until recently Christine was Chief Financial Officer and executive director of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, 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 expertise. External appointments – Clicks Group Limited, non-executive director, chair of the audit & risk committee and member of the nomination committee – Discovery Limited, non-executive director, member of the audit committee, member of the social and ethics committee, member of the remuneration committee and member of the treating the customers fairly sub-committee
Tenure: 3 years Career and experience
Tenure: 7 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, Fair Isaac Corp, and Hewlett-Packard Company, where she was Chief Technology Officer for HP’s Enterprise Services operations. 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
Amparo joined IBM in 1988 and spent more than 20 years with the company, becoming President of IBM Southern Europe in 2005. In 2009, Amparo joined Iberdrola S.A. where she was Chief Operating Officer of the International Division until 2012. Amparo is a member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences and was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2005. Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success – A background in engineering, IT and technology equip Amparo with significant experience and the ability to provide valuable contributions during technical Board discussions. – Corporate social responsibility experience and her experience as a champion of inclusion and diversity are significant assets in the context of her role as Chair of the Company’s ESG Committee. External appointments – Airbus Group, senior independent director, chair of the remuneration, nomination and governance committee and member of the sustainability, ethics & compliance committee – CaixaBank, non-executive deputy chair and chair of the nominations & sustainability committee – A.P. Moller-Maersk, non-executive director, member of the energy transition committee 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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