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RNS Number : 2195G  Vodafone Group Plc  14 November 2022

14 November 2022

 

CHRISTINE RAMON TO JOIN VODAFONE'S BOARD AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") today announced that Christine Ramon will be
appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Christine is one
of Africa's most senior female business executives, having recently been CFO
of two of South Africa's leading businesses.

 

Christine, a qualified chartered accountant, served as a Non-Executive
Director of the International Federation of Accountants, the global
organisation for the accountancy profession. Prior to this, Christine served
as a Non-Executive Director at MTN, the South African telecommunications
company with a market capitalisation of £15 billion, and cement business
Lafarge, until its merger with Holcim. Before that, Christine was a
Non-Executive Director at Transnet, the South African rail, port and pipeline
company.

 

Until June 2022, Christine was CFO of AngloGold Ashanti, the gold mining
company with a market capitalisation of £5 billion. She originally joined the
company as CFO in 2014 and oversaw a strong improvement in operational
performance and a cost-reduction programme to help reduce the business's net
debt. Prior to that, Christine was CFO of Sasol, the South African energy and
chemicals company with a market capitalisation of £17 billion. She was a key
change agent for Sasol's cultural transformation, which involved redefining
the group's operating model as well as streamlining its structures and
processes.

 

Total shareholder return improved by 93% while Christine was CFO at AngloGold
Ashanti, and by 153% during her tenure as CFO at Sasol.

 

Before joining Sasol, Christine was CEO at Johnnic Holdings - the investment
holding company with interests in media, entertainment and telecommunications
- and she also worked at Pepsi as a Financial Controller.

 

Jean-François van Boxmeer, Chairman of Vodafone, said:

"I am delighted that Christine will be joining Vodafone's Board. She brings
extensive Africa market experience, good commercial acumen and will further
supplement the Board's financial expertise. As Vodafone continues its
simplification into the largest pan-European and African connectivity and
digital services provider, Christine's strategic insights will be an excellent
addition to our Board discussions."

 

Christine Ramon commented:

"It is an honour to be invited to join the Board of Vodafone. I am greatly
looking forward to working with Jean-Francois and the board to support Nick
and the executive team to successfully drive the strategy forward."

 

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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 Investor Relations      Media Relations
 Investors.vodafone.com  Vodafone.com/media/contact
 ir@vodafone.co.uk       GroupMedia@vodafone.com

 

 

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 22 countries, and partners with
mobile networks in 47 more. As of 30 June 2022, we had over 300 million mobile
customers, more than 28 million fixed broadband customers and 22 million TV
customers. Vodafone is a world leader in the Internet of Things ("IoT"),
connecting around 160 million devices and platforms.

 

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 50 million people in a
secure, affordable and convenient way.

 

Our purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology to improve
lives, digitalise critical sectors and enable inclusive and sustainable
digital societies.

 

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact to reach net zero
emissions across our full value chain by 2040, while helping our customers
reduce their own carbon emissions by 350 million tonnes by 2030. We are
driving action to reduce device waste and achieve our target to reuse, resell
or recycle 100% of our network waste.

 

We believe in the power of connectivity and digital services to improve
society and economies, partnering with governments to digitalise healthcare,
education and agriculture and create cleaner, safer cities. Our products and
services support the digitalisation of businesses, particularly small and
medium enterprises (SMEs).

 

Our inclusion for all strategy seeks to ensure no-one is left behind through
access to connectivity, digital skills and creating relevant products and
services such as access to education, healthcare and finance. We are also
committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the
customers and societies we serve.

 

For more information, please visit http://www.vodafone.com
(http://www.vodafone.com) , follow us on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect
with us on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone) .

 

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