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Board of Directors and Group Management Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2012 60 Board of directors and Group management Directors and senior management Our business is managed by our Board of directors (‘the Board’). Biographical details of the directors and senior management as at 22 May 2012 are as follows (with further information available at www.vodafone.com/investor): Chairman Chief Executive Gerard Kleisterlee Vittorio Colao Age: 65 Time on Board: 1 year 2 months Age: 50 Time on Board: 5 years 7 months Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Gerard has a proven track record as Member of Daimler AG Supervisory With demonstrated international Member of the International an international business leader with Board; non-executive director and business leadership skills, Vittorio has Advisory Board of Bocconi University, deep knowledge of the consumer member of the Audit Committee of deep telecoms experience having Italy; member of the Advisory Board electronics, healthcare and lifestyle Royal Dutch Shell; Board of Directors worked in the sector for 20 years. of McKinsey & Company; member sectors; a wealth of experience of of Dell. Career history: of the Advisory Council of Oxford operating in developed and emerging Committees: McKinsey & Company (1986 – 1996); Martin School. markets; and technology industry Nominations and Governance Omnitel Pronto Italia S.p.A. (which familiarity. (Chairman) became Vodafone Italy) (1996 – 2004); Career history: Regional Chief Executive Officer, President/Chief Executive Officer and Southern Europe for Vodafone Group Chairman of the Board of Management Plc (role later expanded to include of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Middle East and Africa regions); from 2001 to 2011 following a career Chief Executive RCS MediaGroup with Philips spanning over 30 years. (2004 – 2006). Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer,Europe region Andy Halford Michel Combes Age: 53 Time on Board: 6 years 10 months Age: 50 Time on Board: 2 years 11 months Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Skills and experience: member of the France Telecom Group A leading member of the finance Member of the Board of Representatives Michel is well-regarded for his breadth Strategic Committee; Chairman and profession, Andy has extensive of the Verizon Wireless partnership of experience across both fixed line Chief Executive Officer of TDF Group. experience as a finance director of UK, in the US; Chairman of the Hundred and mobile operations, with over Additional appointments: US and multinational companies. Group of Finance Directors in the UK. 25 years experience in the field of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Career history: telecommunications. Assystem SA in France; non-executive Group Finance Director at East Career history: director on the boards of ISS Equity Midlands Electricity Plc (1993 – 1998); France Telecom, External Networks A/S, ISS Holding A/S and ISS A/S. Financial Director, Vodafone Limited Division, later Industrial and International Michel will retire from the Board at the (the UK operating company) (1999 – Affairs Division; technical advisor to the conclusion of the Company’s AGM on 2001); Financial Director for Vodafone’s French Minister of Transport; Chairman 24 July 2012. Northern Europe, Middle East and and Chief Executive Officer of GlobeCast; Africa region (2001 – 2002); Chief Executive Vice President of Nouvelles Financial Officer of the Verizon Wireless Frontieres Group; Chief Executive partnership (2002 – 2005); Fellow of Officer of Assystem-Brime; Senior Vice the Institute of Chartered Accountants President of Group Finance and Chief in England and Wales. Financial Officer, France Telecom; Senior Executive Vice President, in charge of NExT Finance Balance & Value Creation; Chief Technology Officer Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director Stephen Pusey Sir John Buchanan Age: 50 Time on Board: 2 years 11 months Age: 68 Time on Board: 9 years 1 month Skills and experience: Career history: Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Stephen has a wealth of international Executive Vice President and President, Sir John has many years of experience Chairman of Smith & Nephew plc; experience across both the wireline Nortel Networks Corporation’s EMEA and a track record of success gained Senior Independent Director of BHP and wireless industries and in business region; British Telecom. during a wide-ranging career at BP p.l.c. Billiton Plc; Chairman of ARM Holdings applications and solutions. spanning over 30 years. His financial plc; Chairman of the International and management skills in multinational Chamber of Commerce (UK); Chairman business provide further strength to of the Trustees for UK Christchurch the Board. Earthquake Appeal. Career history: Committees: Board of Directors and Chief Executive Nominations and Governance Officer of BP p.l.c. (1996 – 2002); Audit and Risk member of the United Kingdom Sir John will retire Accounting Standards Board; from the Board non-executive director of The Boots at the conclusion Company Plc (1997 – 2003); non- of the Company’s executive director of AstraZeneca PLC AGM on (2002 – 2010). 24 July 2012. Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2012 61 Business review Business Non-executive director Non-executive director Renee James Alan Jebson Age: 47 Time on Board: 1 year 5 months Age: 62 Time on Board: 5 years 6 months Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Renee has deep knowledge of Senior vice president and general Alan’s experience as a senior leader Non-executive director of Experian plc. the high-tech sector and wide manager of the Software and Services in an international business, his Committees: ranging experience of international Group for Intel Corporation; Chairman knowledge of international information Audit and Risk management. of the software subsidiaries of Intel technology systems and his financial Career history: Corporation, Havok Inc., Wind River services background are great assets Joined Intel Corporation in 1988 with Systems Inc. and McAfee, Inc.; to the Board. Performance the acquisition of Bell Technologies; independent director on the Board of Career history: currently senior vice president and Directors of VMware Inc and a member HSBC Holdings plc: Head of IT Audit general manager of Intel Corporation’s of its Audit Committee. (1978 – 1984); Senior Manager Software and Services Group; previous Renee will join Planning and Operations, Saudi British roles within Intel: vice president for the Remuneration Bank (1984 – 1987); HSBC Holdings Developer Programs, Chief Operating Committee on plc: Group Chief Operating Officer, Officer of Intel Online Services – Intel’s conclusion of Group Chief Information Officer; datacenter business. the AGM on non-executive director of MacDonald, 24 July 2012. Dettwiler and Associates (Canada). Non-executive director Non-executive director Samuel Jonah Nick Land Governance Age: 62 Time on Board: 2 years 2 months Age: 64 Time on Board: 5 years 6 months Skills and experience: the Companion of the Order of Skills and experience: Chairman of the Board of Trustees Sam brings widespread experience the Star, in 2006. Recipient of Nick’s financial expertise and of Farnham Castle; member of the of business in Africa, particularly Lifetime Award in June 2010 by the experience of dealing with major Finance and Audit Committees of South Africa and Ghana where we Commonwealth Business Council corporations in many parts of the world The National Gallery; Chairman of the have interests. and African Business Magazine. is invaluable to the Board. Board of Trustees of the Vodafone Career history: Additional appointments: Career history: Foundation. Chief Executive Officer of Ashanti Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital Chairman of Ernst & Young and Committees: Goldfields Co Ltd (1986 – 2002); (Pty) Limited; serves on the boards of Managing Partner of the North Audit and Risk (Chairman) Executive President of AngloGold various public and private companies European, Middle East, India and Africa Ashanti Ltd (2002 – 2005); director of including The Standard Bank of South region. Retired from Ernst & Young in Lonmin Plc. (1992 – 2004); member of Africa Limited. 2006 after a career spanning 36 years. the Advisory Council of the President of Committees: Additional appointments: the African Development Bank; advisor Remuneration Non-executive director of Alliance Financials to the former Presidents of Ghana, Boots GmbH, BBA Aviation plc, South Africa, Nigeria and Namibia. Ashmore Group plc and the Financial Currently advises the Presidents Reporting Council; advisor to the Board of Togo and Nigeria. Honorary of SNR Denton UK LLP; member of the Knighthood awarded in 2003; awarded Advisory Board of Alsbridge plc; Ghana’s highest national award, Non-executive director Non-executive director Anne Lauvergeon Luc Vandevelde Age: 52 Time on Board: 6 years 7 months Age: 61 Time on Board: 8 years 9 months Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Skills and experience: Additional appointments: Anne’s wealth of international business Non-executive director of Total S.A. and Luc has many years of experience and Director of Societe Generale; Founder knowledge gained while Chief GDF SUEZ; member of the Advisory a track record of success in retailing and Managing Director of Change Executive of an international energy Board of the Global Business Coalition and consumer goods. He has a Capital Partners LLP. Additional information
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