Vodafone Group Plc
31 January 2006
31 January 2006
RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR
Vodafone Group Plc today announces that Sir Julian Horn-Smith will be retiring
from the Board at the company's Annual General Meeting in July 2006. Sir Julian,
57, has enjoyed a career spanning more than 22 years at Vodafone and has held a
number of senior posts including Chief Operating Officer and currently Deputy
Group Chief Executive, which includes responsibility for global business
development. He was closely involved in all of Vodafone's major transactions
including Mannesmann and most recently the acquisition of businesses in the
Czech Republic and Romania, the disposal of Vodafone's Swedish subsidiary and
the purchase of a stake in India's Bharti Tele-Ventures.
Commenting on his retirement, Chief Executive Arun Sarin said: 'Julian has
enjoyed an outstanding career at Vodafone going back to the very earliest days
of the creation of the UK network. He was one of the founding fathers of the
business and his contribution to Vodafone has been immense. He has performed
with distinction in all the roles he has held and he will be missed by all his
colleagues.'
Sir Julian said:
'It has been a privilege to be part of Vodafone's creation and its development
into one of Europe's most successful companies. Although today's announcement
has been long planned, I look forward to Vodafone's future success and after
July will be cheering from the terraces.'
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For further information:
Vodafone Group
Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664447
Media Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664444
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