UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated
June 19, 2025
Commission
File Number: 001-10086
VODAFONE GROUP
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
VODAFONE
HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN,
ENGLAND
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of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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This
Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 19
June 2025 entitled ‘Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Designate’.
19 JUNE 2025
Vodafone appoints Pilar López as Chief Financial Officer
Designate
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today the appointment of
Pilar López as Chief Financial Officer Designate effective 1
October 2025. Pilar will succeed Luka Mucic who, as announced on 7
May 2025, has decided to leave Vodafone. Following her appointment
as Chief Financial Officer Designate, Pilar will begin a period of
handover from Luka. Pilar's formal appointment as Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Director to the Board of Vodafone will
commence on 1 December 2025, following Luka's departure from
Vodafone on 30 November 2025.
Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone Group CEO said: "I am delighted that Pilar will be joining
Vodafone in October. She has deep-rooted knowledge of both the
telecoms and technology sectors, across a range of international
leadership positions. Following a significant period of change at
Vodafone, Pilar is joining us as we continue to drive operational
excellence across the Group."
Pilar López said: "I'm thrilled to be joining Vodafone at such
an important time in the Group's transformation. I am excited to
work with Margherita and the team as Vodafone continues to improve
the service to its customers, further simplify operations across
the Group, and deliver sustainable growth in free cash
flow."
Jean-François van Boxmeer, Vodafone Group Chair
said: "Following an
extensive and rigorous international search, I am very pleased to
welcome Pilar to Vodafone and our Board. She brings strong
experience from the finance, telecoms and technology sectors across
Europe, and is an excellent addition to our
team."
Other than disclosed below, there is no further information to
disclose for Pilar López in accordance with UK Listing Rule
6.4.8.
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Contact details
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Media Relations:
Vodafone.com/media/contact
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Investor Relations
investors.vodafone.com
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Supplementary information
Pilar López biographical information
Pilar joins Vodafone from Microsoft, where she has served for 10
years in a range of senior leadership positions including COO for
Western Europe, Country General Manager for Spain and more recently
leading Microsoft's partnership with the London Stock Exchange
Group.
Prior to Microsoft, Pilar spent 16 years with Telefónica in a
number of finance and senior leadership positions. Her experience
at Telefónica includes CFO Telefónica Europe, CFO O2 Plc,
Global Simplification Director, leading Strategy & Business
Development in Spain and serving on the Supervisory Board of
Telefónica Germany.
Pilar began her career at J.P. Morgan. Pilar is currently a
Non-Executive Director of Inditex S.A. and was previously a
Non-Executive Director of Ferguson Plc.
Pilar completed a Bachelors of Finance at Comillas Pontifical
University.
Remuneration
All remuneration arrangements are consistent with the terms of the
Directors' Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders at the AGM
in July 2023, including support for relocation in line with
Vodafone's relocation and international assignment policies, which
will cover (but is not limited to) immigration, relocation,
housing, and tax advice. Further detail will be set out in the 2026
Directors' Remuneration Report.
The core elements of Pilar López's remuneration as Group Chief
Financial Officer will be as follows:
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Base salary:
£725,000
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Bonus: a maximum of
200% of base salary
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Long-term incentive:
a maximum of 450% of base salary
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Pension: 10% of base
salary as an allowance, in line with the wider UK
workforce
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Car allowance:
£19,200
About Vodafone
everyone.connected
Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company. We
provide mobile and fixed services to over 340 million customers in
15 countries, partner with mobile networks in over 40 more and have
one of the world's largest IoT platforms. In Africa, our financial
technology businesses serve almost 88 million customers across
seven countries - managing more transactions than any other
provider.
Our purpose is to keep everyone connected by using technology to
improve lives, businesses and help progress inclusive sustainable
societies. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact to
reach net zero emissions by 2040.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow
us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
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VODAFONE
GROUP
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PUBLIC
LIMITED COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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Date:
June 19, 2025
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By: /s/ M D B
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Name: Maaike de Bie
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Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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