Directorate Change

Vodafone Group Plc
17 May 2007


17 May 2007


     LORD BROERS RETIRES FROM AND SIMON MURRAY APPOINTED TO VODAFONE BOARD      


Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that Lord Broers, a
Non-Executive Director since January 1998, will not be seeking re-election at
the Company's Annual General Meeting and will retire from the Board at the
conclusion of the meeting on 24 July 2007.

Vodafone also announced that Simon Murray has been appointed as a Non-Executive
Director with effect from 1 July 2007. Mr Murray's career has largely been based
in Asia, where he has held positions with Jardine Matheson, Deutsche Bank and
Hutchison Whampoa where, as Group Managing Director, he oversaw the development
and launch of mobile telecommunications networks in many parts of the world. He
remains on the Board of Cheung Kong, Compagnie Financiere Richemont and
Macquarie (HK) Limited and is an Advisory Board Member of the China National
Offshore Oil Corporation. He also sits on the Advisory Board of Imperial College
in London.

Sir John Bond, Chairman of Vodafone, commented 'Alec Broers has served with
distinction as a Non-Executive Director for over nine years and has also made a
substantial contribution as a long-serving member of our Audit Committee and
Nominations & Governance Committee and as Chairman of our UK pension trustee
company. He also chaired the Vodafone Group Foundation for five years from its
inception until 2006. We thank him for all he has done for Vodafone and wish him
well in the future.'

Sir John added, 'I am delighted to welcome Simon Murray to the Vodafone Board.
His considerable knowledge of mobile telecommunications and his entrepreneurial
spirit, coupled with his vast experience of the Asia-Pacific region, will be a
great asset to the company. I am looking forward to his contribution and to
working with him.'

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Notes to editors:

The Board of Vodafone Group Plc, from 1 July 2007, will be as follows:

Sir John Bond - Chairman
Arun Sarin - Chief Executive
John Buchanan - Deputy Chairman
Vittorio Colao - Deputy Chief Executive
Andy Halford - Chief Financial Officer

Lord Broers*
Dr Michael Boskin
Alan Jebson
Nick Land
Anne Lauvergeon
Simon Murray
Jurgen Schrempp
Luc Vandevelde
Tony Watson
Philip Yea

*retiring at AGM on 24 July 2007


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