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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated
April 16, 2024
Commission
File Number: 001-10086
VODAFONE GROUP
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
VODAFONE
HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN,
ENGLAND
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of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ✓
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This
Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 16
April 2024 entitled ‘Vodafone Business CEO
Appointed’.
16 April 2024
MARIKA AURAMO APPOINTED CEO OF VODAFONE BUSINESS
Vodafone today announced that Marika Auramo has been appointed CEO
of Vodafone Business, with effect from 1 July 2024. She will also
become a member of Vodafone's Executive Committee from the same
date. Marika is a highly respected business leader and has more
than 25 years' experience in the global IT industry.
She joins from SAP, the global enterprise company, where she was
Chief Business Officer for the EMEA region. In this role, Marika
was responsible for driving the go-to-market strategy for SAP's
product portfolio across 89 countries and for managing 14,000
employees.
Marika joined SAP in 1999 and has held a diverse set of leadership
roles since then, including COO EMEA North, Managing Director for
the Nordic and Baltic region, Global COO of SAP Database and Data
Management in the US, and Interim President of the EMEA
region.
Margherita Della Valle, CEO of Vodafone Group, said: "I am
delighted that Marika will be joining Vodafone to lead our Business
division, a key growth driver. She brings extensive B2B experience
from the IT industry, and I look forward to welcoming her as a
member of our Executive Committee."
Marika Auramo said: "I am looking forward to working with
Margherita and the management team and to engaging with Vodafone's
customers and partners. Vodafone Business has strong growth
opportunities ahead - as large corporates, SMEs and the public
sector look to adopt more digital tools to enhance growth and
productivity - and I will be working alongside my new colleagues to
capture this."
Marika will take over from Giorgio Migliarina, who has successfully
led Vodafone Business as interim CEO. Vodafone Business reported
service revenue growth of 5% at the Group's third quarter trading
update. Vodafone Business is growing across all segments due to
strong public sector demand and increasing customer adoption of new
digital services, such as Cloud, Security and IoT.
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For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Media
Relations
investors.vodafone.com
vodafone.com/news/contact-us
ir@vodafone.co.uk GroupMedia@vodafone.com
About Vodafone
Vodafone is the largest pan-European and African telecoms company.
We provide mobile and fixed services to over 300 million
customers in 17 countries, partner with mobile networks in 43 more
and have one of the world's largest IoT platforms. In Africa, our
financial technology businesses serve more than 76 million
customers across eight countries - managing more
transactions than any other provider.
Our purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology
to improve lives, businesses and help progress inclusive
sustainable societies. We are committed to reducing our
environmental impact to reach net zero emissions by
2040.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com,
follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @VodafoneGroup or connect with
us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
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VODAFONE
GROUP
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PUBLIC
LIMITED COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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Date:
April 16, 2024
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By: /s/ M D B
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Name: Maaike de Bie
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Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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