Summary by Futu AI
Vodafone announces the appointment of Simon Dingemans as non-executive director, effective January 1, 2025. Dingemans will join the Audit & Risk Committee and stand for election at Vodafone's 2025 Annual General Meeting. Chairman Jean-François van Boxmeer highlighted Dingemans' extensive financial, operational, and strategic experience as valuable additions to the Board.Dingemans brings significant experience as the former Group CFO of GSK plc (2011-2019), where he led extensive transformation efforts and delivered over £7 billion in cost savings. He previously spent 25 years in investment banking at SG Warburg and Goldman Sachs as Partner and Head of UK investment banking.Currently, Dingemans serves as Chair of Genomics and holds non-executive director positions at WPP plc and Calastone. His appointment strengthens Vodafone's board as the company continues to execute its strategy for commercial priorities and long-term shareholder value creation.