Directorate Change

Vodafone Group Plc
13 October 2004


13 October 2004

                 VODAFONE APPOINTS ITS NEXT FINANCIAL DIRECTOR

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that the Board has appointed
Andrew (Andy) Halford as Financial Director Designate to succeed Ken Hydon when
he retires following the Annual General Meeting on 26 July 2005.

Andy Halford (45) is presently Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless,
based in the US. Verizon Wireless is the largest US mobile company with over 40
million customers.

Andy joined Vodafone in 1999 as Financial Director, Vodafone UK. In 2001 he was
given regional responsibility as Financial Director for the UK, Northern Europe,
Middle East and Africa before moving to his current position with Verizon
Wireless in 2002.

Prior to joining Vodafone, Andy spent seven years with East Midland Electricity
Plc, latterly as Group Finance Director following a career at Price Waterhouse
in the UK and South Africa. He has a BA in Industrial Economics and is a Fellow
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Andy will join both the Board of Vodafone and the Group Executive Committee upon
taking up his full time responsibilities in July 2005.

Arun Sarin, Chief Executive, said: 'I am delighted to announce that Andy Halford
will succeed Ken Hydon, our longstanding Financial Director. Ken has been a key
member of the Vodafone management team from the beginning and has helped create
the company that Vodafone is today.

'Andy has considerable experience in both finance and mobile communications and
is an outstanding executive for the role of Financial Director. As we drive
forward with Vodafone's integration, Andy's experience and track record working
with Verizon Wireless in this area will prove invaluable. I very much look
forward to working with him as part of the senior management team at Vodafone.'

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Photographs of Andy Halford are available for download from www.vodafone.com/
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