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Vodafone Group Plc
12 May 2022
12 May 2022
BOARD APPOINTMENT
Stephen A. Carter to join Vodafone's Board
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") today announced that Stephen
Carter will be appointed as a non-executive director following the
Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 July 2022, subject to
shareholder approval.
Vodafone's Chairman, Jean-Francois van Boxmeer said: "I am
delighted to welcome Stephen to Vodafone's Board. He brings a track
record of value creation and he has extensive commercial and
regulatory experience in the telecoms and media sectors. I look
forward to Stephen's valuable contribution as the Board and
management team work closely together to drive the execution of
Vodafone's strategy, to achieve our commercial and portfolio
priorities and deliver long-term value for shareholders."
Stephen Carter
Since becoming CEO of Informa in 2013, Stephen has transformed
the company into the global leader in B2B Events, Digital Services
and Academic markets. During this time, he has led significant
growth through organic investment in Technology and Digital Service
capabilities, as well as leading the acquisitions of Penton
Information Services and UBM PLC, and the divestiture of the Pharma
Intelligence business.
Prior to Informa, Stephen held various senior Executive
positions at Alcatel-Lucent, where he played a key role in
restructuring the business, taking out significant cost, and
investing in product development for next generation mobile network
equipment.
Stephen is currently a non-executive director of United
Utilities, the FTSE 100 company, where he is Chair of the Corporate
Responsibility Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination
committees. His term on the Board of United Utilities will complete
this July.
Additionally, as a result of Informa's shareholding, he also
serves as a non-executive director at the PA Media Group, the
private provider of multimedia content and data services.
Stephen's successful commercial track record is combined with
deep experience of public policy and regulation.
Stephen served as the first CEO of Ofcom, where he brought
together five different regulatory authorities, laid the groundwork
for the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting,
introduced measures to ensure competitive broadband access, and
oversaw the liberalisation of both the Spectrum and the Independent
Television Production markets.
After Ofcom, Stephen served as Chief of Strategy for the UK's
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and then he served as Minister,
Communications, Technology & Broadcasting within the UK
Government. He was responsible for the Digital Britain Report,
which set out the groundwork for subsequent policies in areas such
as superfast broadband and the Digital Economy Act 2009.
Between 2017-2021, Stephen was a non-executive director for the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the
ministerial department which brings together responsibility for
business, industrial strategy, and science and innovation with
energy and climate change policy.
Prior to Ofcom, Stephen was Managing Director / COO for the UK
& Ireland at NTL Group, where he led an operational
restructuring of the business, and before that, he was a Director
and UK CEO of the J Walter Thompson International Advertising
group.
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R, it is confirmed there are no
other disclosures required in addition to the above
information.
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About Vodafone
Unique in its scale as the largest pan-European and African
technology communications company, Vodafone transforms the way we
live and work through its innovation, technology, connectivity,
platforms, products and services. Vodafone operates mobile and
fixed networks in 21 countries, and partners with mobile networks
in 52 more. As of 31 December 2021, we had over 300m mobile
customers, more than 28m fixed broadband customers and over 22m TV
customers.
Vodafone is a world leader in the Internet of Things (IoT),
connecting more than 142m devices and platforms through innovation
that aligns with the aspirations of society for cleaner and safer
cities, better transport and improved agriculture. Vodafone's
digital leadership is also changing how governments deliver
healthcare and education, and how businesses, particularly Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), serve customers.
We have revolutionised fintech in Africa through M-Pesa, which
celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2022. It is the region's largest
fintech platform, providing access to financial services for more
than 51m people in a secure, affordable and convenient way.
Our purpose is to connect for a better future, enabling an
inclusive and sustainable digital society. We are taking
significant steps to reduce our impact on our planet by becoming
net zero by 2040, purchasing 100% of our electricity from renewable
sources in Europe and across our entire operations by 2025, and
reusing, reselling or recycling 100% of our redundant network
equipment. Vodafone proactively works to expand access to
connectivity for rural communities, students and jobseekers. For
more than 30 years, Vodafone's Foundation has supported communities
in Europe and Africa in the areas of health, education, and
equality.
We support diversity and inclusion through our maternity and
parental leave policies, empowering women through connectivity and
improving access to education and digital skills for women, girls,
and society at large. We are respectful of all individuals,
irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, belief, culture or religion.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com , follow us
on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone .
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