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52 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2006
Board of Directors and Group Management
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Senior Management
Members of the Executive Committee who are not also executive directors are regarded
as senior managers of the Company.
Executive Committee
Chaired by Arun Sarin, this committee focuses on the Group’s strategy, financial
structure and planning, succession planning, organisational development and
Group-wide policies. The Executive Committee membership comprises the Executive
Directors, details of whom are shown on pages 50 to 51, and the senior managers who
are listed below:
Brian Clark, Group Human Resources Director, aged 57, was appointed to this position
in April 2005. He joined Vodafone in 1997 and, before his current position, was Chief
Executive, Asia Pacific Region. Prior to joining Vodafone, he was Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of Telkom SA Limited, South Africa.
Paul Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, EMAPA (Central Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific
and Affiliates), aged 47, was appointed to this position on 1 May 2006. He joined
Vodafone in 1999 as Managing Director – Commercial, was appointed Chief Executive
of Vodafone Ireland in 2001 and became Chief Executive Officer, Other Vodafone
Subsidiaries in January 2005, managing fourteen of Vodafone’s controlled entities.
He has over fifteen years experience in the telecommunications and IT industries and
has held senior roles at BT, One2One and Optus Communications and, prior to that,
marketing roles at the Mars Group, Coca Cola and Schweppes Beverages.
Warren Finegold, Chief Executive, Global Business Development, aged 49, was
appointed to this position and joined the Executive Committee on 24 April 2006. He was
previously a Managing Director of UBS Investment Bank and head of its technology
team in Europe. He is responsible for Business Development, M&A and Partner Networks.
Alan Harper, Group Strategy and Business Integration Director, aged 49, joined
Vodafone in 1995 as Group Commercial Director and he subsequently became
Managing Director of Vodafone UK. He was appointed to his current position in
July 2000. Prior to joining the Group, he held the post of Business Strategy Director
with Mercury One2One and senior roles with Unitel and STC Telecoms. He is also a
member of the Vodafone D2 GmbH Supervisory Board and Chairman of the
Vodafone UK Foundation
Simon Lewis, Group Corporate Affairs Director, aged 47, joined Vodafone in November
2004. He previously held senior roles at Centrica Plc including Managing Director,
Europe and Group Director of Communications and Public Policy. Prior to that he was
Director of Corporate Affairs at NatWest Group and the Head of Public Relations at SG
Warburg plc. He was President of the Institute of Public Relations in 1997 and is a
Visiting Professor at the Cardiff School of Journalism. In 1998, he was seconded to
Buckingham Palace for two years as the first Communications Secretary to the Queen.
He is a Fulbright Commissioner and a trustee of The Vodafone Group Foundation.
Tim Miles, Global Chief Technology Officer, aged 48, was appointed to this position on
1 April 2006. He joined Vodafone New Zealand in 2001 as Director of Business Markets
and was appointed Managing Director of Vodafone New Zealand in 2002. In April 2005,
he joined Vodafone UK as Chief Executive Officer before moving to his present role. He
has over twenty years’ experience in the IT and telecommunications industry. Prior to
joining Vodafone, he was Vice President for Global Industries, Unisys Corporation, USA
and, before that, held executive positions with Data General and IBM.
Bill Morrow, Chief Executive Officer, Europe, aged 46, was appointed to this position on
1 May 2006 after ten years with the Vodafone Group. Over the last ten years, he has held
various positions, including President of Vodafone Japan, Chief Executive of Vodafone UK
and President of Japan Telecom. He has twenty-six years of experience in the
telecommunications industry, holding senior leadership roles in the USA, Asia and
Europe. Bill Morrow is widely recognised for operational performance lifts, technology
management and company restructuring.
Frank Rovekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer, aged 51, was appointed to this
position and joined the Executive Committee on 1 May 2006. He joined Vodafone four
years ago as Marketing Director and a Member of the Management Board of Vodafone
Netherlands and later moved to Vodafone Germany as Chief Marketing Officer and a
member of the Management Board. Before joining Vodafone, Frank held roles as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Beyoo and Chief Marketing Officer with KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines.
Stephen Scott, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, aged 52, was appointed
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in 1991, prior to which he was
employed in the Racal Group legal department, having moved into industry in 1980
from private law practice in London. He is a director of the Company’s UK pension
trustee company and of ShareGift (the Orr Mackintosh Foundation Limited) and is a
director and trustee of LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group Limited).
Strategy Board
The Strategy Board meets two or three times per year to discuss strategy. This is
attended by Executive Committee members and the Chief Executive Officers of
the major operating companies and other selected individuals based on Strategy
Board topics.
Other Board and Executive Committee members
The following members also served on the Board or the Executive Committee during the
2006 financial year:
Peter Bamford was an executive director until 7 March 2006.
Ken Hydon was an executive director until he retired on 26 July 2005.
Sir David Scholey CBE was a non-executive director until he retired on 26 July 2005.
Pietro Guindani, Chief Executive Italy, was a member of Executive Committee until
1 May 2006.
Fritz Joussen, Chief Executive Germany, was a member of Executive Committee until
1 May 2006.
Jurgen von Kuczkowski was a member of the Executive Committee until he retired on
30 September 2005.
Shiro Tsuda, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Vodafone K.K., was an
Executive Committee member until the completion of the sale of the Japanese business
on 27 April 2006.
Phil Williams was a member of the Executive Committee until he retired on 31 July 2005.