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66 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2007
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 page 64, and the senior managers who are listed below:
Paul Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, EMAPA (Eastern Europe, Middle East,
Africa, Asia, Pacific and Affiliates) was appointed to this position in 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
15 markets in which Vodafone operates. He has over 15 years experience in
the telecommunications and IT industries and has held senior roles at BT,
One2One, Optus Communications, Apple Computer and, prior to that,
marketing roles at the Mars Group, Coca Cola and Schweppes Beverages.
Warren Finegold, Chief Executive, Global Business Development, was
appointed to this position and joined the Executive Committee in 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, Mergers and Acquisitions and Partner Networks.
Alan Harper, Group Strategy and New Business Director, was appointed to
this position in July 2000. He is responsible for overall strategy and new
business development, the Group Public Policy activities, Research and
Development, and Fraud, Risk and Security. He is also a member of the
Investment Board of Vodafone Ventures, has been a Trustee of the Vodafone
UK Foundation since July 2002 and was appointed Chairman of the Trustees
in March 2004. Prior to taking up his current post, Alan was Managing
Director of Vodafone Limited, the UK network operator. He is also a Board
member of the GSM Association. Prior to joining Vodafone in 1995, Alan was
Strategy Director of Unitel PCN (which became One2One and subsequently
T-Mobile UK) and held senior roles with BBC Enterprises, Infotec, Mercury
Communications and STC Communications.
Terry Kramer, Group Human Resources Director and Chief of Staff, joined
Vodafone in January 2005 as Chief of Staff and was appointed Group Human
Resources Director in December 2006. Prior to his appointment, he was
Chief Executive Officer of Q Comm International, a publicly traded provider
of transaction processing services for the telecommunications industry. He
also worked for 12 years at PacTel/AirTouch Communications in a variety of
roles including President AirTouch Paging, Vice President Human
Resources-AirTouch Communications, Vice President Business
Development-AirTouch Europe and Vice President & General Manager-
AirTouch Cellular Southwest Market. Prior to that, he was an Associate with
Booz Allen & Hamilton, a management consulting firm.
Simon Lewis, Group Corporate Affairs Director, 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 S.G. 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.
Stephen Pusey, Chief Technology Officer, joined Vodafone Group Plc in
September 2006 and is responsible for all aspects of Vodafone’s networks,
IT capability and supply chain management. Prior to joining Vodafone, he
held the positions of Executive Vice President, and President, Nortel EMEA,
having joined Nortel in 1982, gaining a wealth of international experience
across both the wireline and wireless industries and in enterprise
applications and solutions. Prior to Nortel, he spent several years with
British Telecom.
Frank Rovekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer, was appointed to this
position and joined the Executive Committee in May 2006. He joined
Vodafone in 2002 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, he 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, was
appointed to this position in 1991, prior to which he was employed in the
Racal Group legal department, which he joined 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 three times each 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 2007 financial year:
Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth, DL, was Chairman of the Board and
Chairman of the Nominations and Governance Committee until the
conclusion of the AGM on 25 July 2006.
Paul Hazen was the Deputy Chairman and senior independent director of
the Board and a member of Nominations and Governance Committee until
the conclusion of the AGM on 25 July 2006.
Sir Julian Horn-Smith was Deputy Chief Executive of the Company until
the conclusion of the AGM on 25 July 2006.
Thomas Geitner was an executive director until 31 December 2006.
Penny Hughes was a non-executive director and a member of the Audit
Committee until the conclusion of the AGM on 25 July 2006.
Brian Clark was Group Human Resources Director and was a member of the
Executive Committee until 31 December 2006.
Pietro Guindani, Chief Executive, Vodafone Italy, was a member of the
Executive Committee until 1 May 2006.
Fritz Joussen, Chief Executive, Vodafone Germany, was a member of the
Executive Committee until 1 May 2006.
Tim Miles, was Global Chief Technology Officer and a member of the
Executive Committee until 1 September 2006.
Bill Morrow was Chief Executive Officer, Europe and a member of the
Executive Committee until 31 July 2006.
Shiro Tsuda was Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Vodafone
K.K. and a member of the Executive Committee until 27 April 2006.