Directorate Change

Vodafone Group Plc
15 September 2004


15 September 2004

           SIR JOHN BOND TO BECOME NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VODAFONE

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces that Sir John Bond has accepted an
invitation to join the Board of Vodafone and that he will become a Non-Executive
Director on 1 January 2005.

Commenting on the appointment, Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth DL, Chairman of
Vodafone, said 'I am delighted that John is joining Vodafone. He brings with him
many years of experience and a track record of success in international markets,
particularly in Asia and the Americas. His financial skills, as well as his
knowledge of issues facing a global business, will be of great benefit to the
Board and I hope John will be with us for many years.'

Sir John Bond, knighted for services to banking in 1999, aged 63, is Group
Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc; HSBC has a presence in 76 countries around the
world. He has spent 25 years working in Asia, in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore
and Indonesia, and 5 years working in the USA. He became Group Chief Executive
in 1993 and was appointed Group Chairman in 1998.

In addition to his role at HSBC, Sir John is a Non-Executive Director of the
Ford Motor Company.

With effect from 1 January 2005, the composition of the Board of Vodafone will
be:

Lord MacLaurin - Chairman
Arun Sarin - Chief Executive
Paul Hazen - Deputy Chairman
Peter Bamford - Chief Marketing Officer
Thomas Geitner - Chief Technology Officer
Sir Julian Horn-Smith - Group Chief Operating Officer
Ken Hydon* - Financial Director
Sir John Bond - Non-Executive Director
Dr Michael Boskin - Non-Executive Director
Lord Broers - Non-Executive Director
John Buchanan - Non-Executive Director
Penny Hughes - Non-Executive Director
Sir David Scholey* - Non-Executive Director
Professor Jurgen Schrempp - Non-Executive Director
Luc Vandevelde - Non-Executive Director
*Retiring at AGM in 2005
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Vodafone Group
Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director
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