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Vodafone Peoplewatch: regulatory affairs newcomers; divestment strategy prompts change
35+ senior and strategic changes across the Group and its investments, including: several regulatory affairs appointments; procurement changes under Kenny Graham; divestments principal brought in to lead Spanish and Italian exits; more across Group interests in Europe, India, Africa, Australia…
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Financial & Performance
‘Tough decisions’ ahead for Australia’s TPG amid cost-cutting
CEO Iñaki Berroeta announced jobs are going as latest part of multi-year cost-cutting programme.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone goes nuclear with Czech 5G MPN launch
5G SA private network deployed at Czech nuclear power plant, with testing to define future installation projects.
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: new Business CEO sets hiring agenda
25+ senior and strategic people moves across the Vodafone ecosystem, including: Marika Auramo laying plans to grow the Business team; top-level healthcare division exit; SpaceMobile ExCo reshuffle; and new digs for two former Vodafone CFOs…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 In-depth: Germany in eye of storm, drags down Europe
Q1 FY24–25: Vodafone Germany dominates earnings call with again enlarged contribution to Group performance.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 Spend: cash ploughed into CX, B2B
Q1 FY24–25: customer experience, brand, and B2B investment begins.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 Guidance: ahead for now, but will fall back in line
Full-year outlook reconfirmed, with Q2 and Q3 ease-off set to bring Group back in line with expectations.
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Business exec changes in Africa, Europe
30+ senior/strategic changes, including: new B2B chiefs in Africa and Europe; new CFO in Greece creates opening in Czechia; and Partner Markets changes reflecting deals in central Asia and the Middle East. Plus lots more significant changes at European OpCos, Investments companies, and Group HQ…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Shared Ops overhaul prompts further procurement shuffle
30+ senior/strategic appointments across Vodafone Group worldwide, including: knock-on effects of ongoing Shared Operations restructure; BizDev leader Philippe Vogeleer’s departure; and new CFO at Vodafone Investments. Vodafone Germany turns attention to Broadband & Entertainment, while Business makes regional changes across Europe. Plus lots more on product and finance fronts, and in Africa, Europe, and Group HQ…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY23−24 In-depth: re-shaped Group smaller but ‘stronger’
Changing footprint makes for some massive cuts to revenue, but what is left of the Group manages growth on organic terms.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY23−24 Spend: UK drops to bronze as Africa becomes runner-up
An inflated Africa group, now including Vodafone Egypt, tips the capex allocation balance as Germany retains the lion’s share and Turkey takes the place of Italy and Spain.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY23−24 Guidance: muted optimism extends to forecasts
CEO Della Valle continued a trend of paring back and tempering expectations in uninspiring guidance figures.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone fades as Vi 2.0 resets finances to drive India network comeback
Vodafone passive, lets stake plummet, as Indian JV financially engineering 4G/5G comeback. Work in progress, with $20bn+ debt, and further government lifeline and bank borrowing on horizon. Read more…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone CEO: “No remedies needed” for UK merger
FY23–24: Some done and more to come in Group CEO Margherita Della Valle’s reshaping of the European footprint. With approval for Spain sale, M&A focus turns to completing Italy and UK deals — with the latter looking likely to cause headaches despite the CEO’s optimism…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Germany to lose half of TV customer base as new tenant laws take effect
Vodafone’s largest and last standalone European market braces for a slump in performance this year while revamping operations in an attempt to revive growth. Tenant bundling law change set to accelerate longer term trend of customer losses at misfiring major OpCo.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone CFO open to another Vantage Towers sell-down
Luka Mucic uses Group’s FY23−24 earnings call to tease further Vantage Towers sell-down, pitching TowerCo disposal as evidence of value-creating potential for new Vodafone Investments division. Exposure has been reduced in India, while VodafoneZiggo will stay in the family…
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Financial & Performance
Vodacom parries ‘big knocks’ as it battles for growth
Vodacom CEO Joosub focuses on the big picture and promises digital services-driven future growth as macroeconomic headwinds take the gloss off the Group’s FY23-24 performance, and low earnings hit the dividend.
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Financial & Performance
Safaricom dials down Ethiopia spending plan as loss drags Group profits
FY23–24: Safaricom slashes five-year investment target for Ethiopia, commits to tightened spend to weather challenging macro environment, but remains positive on progress and outlook.
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: senior swaps in Germany as transformation agenda beds in
20+ high-profile moves in and around Vodafone, including: new Business CEO; HR swaps in multiple markets; German consumer services team overhaul; top-level pivots in Africa; plus more across the Group…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Vinod Kumar’s new Dubai digs, fresh faces in shared services…
20+ high-profile moves in and around Vodafone, including: new private equity digs for Vinod Kumar; Group Technology exits; VodafoneZiggo top-team (and ‘value-creating’ exec at part-owner Liberty); plus more across the Group…