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<strong>Vodafone</strong> – Governance<br />
Board of Directors and Group Management continued<br />
Executive Committee<br />
Chaired by Arun Sarin, this committee focuses on <strong>the</strong> Group’s strategy, financial<br />
structure and planning, succession planning, organisational development and<br />
Group-wide policies. The Executive Committee membership comprises <strong>the</strong><br />
executive directors, details of whom are shown on page 62, and <strong>the</strong> senior<br />
managers who are listed below.<br />
Senior management<br />
Members of <strong>the</strong> Executive Committee who are not also executive directors are<br />
regarded as senior managers of <strong>the</strong> Company.<br />
Paul Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, EMAPA, aged 49, was appointed to this<br />
position in May 2006. He joined <strong>Vodafone</strong> UK in 1999 as Managing Director –<br />
Commercial and became Chief Executive Officer of <strong>Vodafone</strong> Ireland in 2001.<br />
In January 2005, he became Chief Executive Officer, O<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Vodafone</strong><br />
Subsidiaries, managing 15 markets in which <strong>Vodafone</strong> operated. Paul has over<br />
16 years’ experience in <strong>the</strong> telecommunications and IT industries, gained at<br />
Apple Computer, BT and Cable and Wireless, as well as <strong>Vodafone</strong>. He began his<br />
career in sales and marketing at <strong>the</strong> Mars Group before becoming Marketing<br />
Director at Coca-Cola and Schweppes Beverages.<br />
Warren Finegold, Chief Executive Officer, Global Business Development,<br />
aged 51, was appointed to this position and joined <strong>the</strong> Executive Committee<br />
in April 2006. He was previously a Managing Director of UBS Investment Bank<br />
and head of its technology team in Europe. He is responsible for business<br />
development, mergers and acquisitions and partner networks.<br />
Terry Kramer, Group Strategy and Human Resources Director and Chief<br />
of Staff, aged 48, joined <strong>Vodafone</strong> in January 2005 as Chief of Staff and was<br />
appointed Group Human Resources Director in December 2006. Terry’s role<br />
was recently expanded to include <strong>Vodafone</strong> Group Strategy. Prior to his<br />
appointment, he was Chief Executive Officer of Q Comm International, a publicly<br />
traded provider of transaction processing services for <strong>the</strong> telecommunications<br />
industry. He also worked for 12 years at PacTel/AirTouch Communications in<br />
a variety of roles including President AirTouch Paging, Vice President Human<br />
Resources-AirTouch Communications, Vice President Business Development-<br />
AirTouch Europe and Vice President & General Manager-AirTouch Cellular<br />
Southwest Market. Prior to that, he was an Associate with Booz Allen &<br />
Hamilton, a management consulting firm. Terry is a trustee of The <strong>Vodafone</strong><br />
Group Foundation.<br />
Simon Lewis, Group Corporate Affairs Director, aged 49, joined <strong>Vodafone</strong> in<br />
November 2004. He previously held senior roles at Centrica Plc including<br />
Managing Director, Europe, and Group Director of Communications and Public<br />
Policy. Prior to that, he was Director of Corporate Affairs at NatWest Group and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Head of Public Relations at S.G. Warburg plc. He was President of <strong>the</strong><br />
Institute of Public Relations in 1997 and is a Visiting Professor at <strong>the</strong> Cardiff<br />
School of Journalism. In 1998, he was seconded to Buckingham Palace for two<br />
years as <strong>the</strong> first Communications Secretary to The Queen. He is Chairman of<br />
<strong>the</strong> UK Fulbright Commission and a trustee of The <strong>Vodafone</strong> Group Foundation.<br />
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Steve Pusey, Chief Technology Officer, aged 46, joined <strong>Vodafone</strong> in<br />
September 2006 and is responsible for all aspects of <strong>Vodafone</strong>’s networks,<br />
IT capability, research and development and supply chain management.<br />
Prior to joining <strong>Vodafone</strong>, he held <strong>the</strong> positions of Executive Vice President<br />
and President, Nortel EMEA, having joined Nortel in 1982, gaining a wealth<br />
of international experience across both <strong>the</strong> wireline and wireless industries<br />
and in business applications and solutions. Prior to Nortel, he spent several<br />
years with British Telecom.<br />
Frank Rovekamp, Group Chief Marketing Officer, aged 53, was appointed<br />
to this position and joined <strong>the</strong> Executive Committee in May 2006. He joined<br />
<strong>Vodafone</strong> in 2002 as Marketing Director and a member of <strong>the</strong> Management<br />
Board of <strong>Vodafone</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands and later moved to <strong>Vodafone</strong> Germany as Chief<br />
Marketing Officer and a member of <strong>the</strong> Management Board. Before joining<br />
<strong>Vodafone</strong>, he held roles as President and Chief Executive Officer of Beyoo and<br />
Chief Marketing Officer with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He is a trustee of The<br />
<strong>Vodafone</strong> Group Foundation.<br />
Stephen Scott, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, aged 54, was<br />
appointed to this position in 1991, prior to which he was employed in <strong>the</strong> Racal<br />
Group legal department, which he joined in 1980 from private law practice in<br />
London. He is a director of <strong>the</strong> Company’s UK pension trustee company and of<br />
ShareGift (<strong>the</strong> Orr Mackintosh Foundation Limited) and is a director and trustee<br />
of LawWorks (<strong>the</strong> Solicitors Pro Bono Group).<br />
Strategy Board<br />
The Strategy Board meets three times each year to discuss strategy. This is<br />
attended by Executive Committee members and <strong>the</strong> Chief Executive Officers<br />
of <strong>the</strong> major operating companies and o<strong>the</strong>r selected individuals based on<br />
Strategy Board topics.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Board and Executive Committee members<br />
The following members also served on <strong>the</strong> Board or <strong>the</strong> Executive Committee<br />
during <strong>the</strong> 2008 financial year:<br />
Lord Broers was a member of <strong>the</strong> Board, <strong>the</strong> Audit Committee and <strong>the</strong><br />
Nominations and Governance Committee until <strong>the</strong> conclusion of <strong>the</strong> AGM on<br />
24 July 2007.<br />
Alan Harper was Group Strategy and New Business Director and was a member<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Executive Committee until 1 September 2007.