Board Appointment

Vodafone Group Plc
05 September 2006


5th September 2006

                     APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE, EUROPE

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone Group') today announces that Vittorio Colao will
join the Board on 9th October 2006 as Chief Executive of Vodafone's European
region.

Mr Colao, 44, previously spent a number of years with Vodafone Group in senior
management roles. He was Chief Executive of Vodafone Italy and subsequently had
regional responsibility for Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He was
a member of the Vodafone Group Board from 2002 to 2004 prior to joining RCS
MediaGroup, the Italian publishing and media company, where for the last two
years he has been Chief Executive.

Mr Colao will also succeed Sir Julian Horn-Smith as Deputy Chief Executive. In
this role he will assist the Chief Executive in external representation, in
particular with political institutions and regulatory bodies.

Commenting on his appointment Group Chief Executive, Arun Sarin, said: 'I am
delighted to welcome Vittorio back to Vodafone in such an important role in my
senior management team. Vittorio made an outstanding contribution in his
previous roles at Vodafone and he is a highly effective manager. We have a
number of major challenges and opportunities in our European region and I am
confident that, given his background and experience, Vittorio is well equipped
to succeed in this key position. I am very much looking forward to working with
him again'.

Chairman, Sir John Bond, said: 'The appointment of Vittorio Colao is an
important addition to Arun's management team as they continue to execute our
strategy. I am delighted to welcome Vittorio to the Vodafone Group Board'.

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Notes for Editors:

Vittorio Colao

Vittorio Colao spent the early part of his career at McKinsey & Co, where he was
a Partner in the Milan office, working on media, telecommunications and
industrial goods and was responsible for office recruitment. In 1996 he joined
Omnitel Pronto Italia, Italy's second mobile operator which became Vodafone
Italy, as Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in
1999. He was then appointed Regional CEO, Southern Europe for Vodafone Group Plc
in 2001, became a member of Vodafone Group Plc's Board of Directors in 2002 and
was subsequently appointed to the role of Regional CEO for Southern Europe,
Middle East and Africa for Vodafone in 2003.

Vittorio then left Vodafone to become Group CEO of RCS MediaGroup, the leading
Italian publishing company, in July 2004.

Vittorio is currently a non-executive Director of RAS Insurance in Italy
(Allianz Group) and has previously been a non-executive Director and chairman of
the Remuneration Committee of Finmeccanica. He is also a member of the Executive
Committee of the Aspen Institute, Italy.

Vittorio Colao holds a Business Degree from Bocconi University and an MBA with
Honours from the Harvard Business School. He is 44 years old.



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