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PeopleVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodafone 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 & PerformanceVodacom 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 & PerformanceSafaricom 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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PeopleVodafone 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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PeopleVodafone 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…
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Network & InfrastructureMavenir, Red Hat flaunt ORAN go-live for Vodafone’s Vi
Indian operator sets commercial open RAN live as co-parent Vodafone initiates ‘mega tender’; vendors looking to stake claims in crowded partner ecosystem…
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PremiumVodafone Peoplewatch: cluster of moves at Business, new CTO in Netherlands
More than 20 moves in the latest edition of Vodafone Peoplewatch, with Blanca Echániz in as new Group Products & Services Director, Thomas Helbo as VodafoneZiggo CTO; Best to ServiceNow; De Prest now Atos CFO.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Q3 in-depth: ‘underlying’ growth supports organic revenue boost
M&A impacts reported figures but organic growth is maintained, prompting optimism among management; questions remain at OpCo level in several markets; Business is good and set to benefit from partnerships…
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Q3: capex review finds no need for change, outlook on track
CFO Luka Mucic six months into his capex review (and counting), with nothing found yet to force a change to capital intensity levels; Group remains on track to hit FY expectations…
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Financial & PerformanceVodacom charges past 200 million customer mark
South African group posts positive Q3 numbers, headlined by customer base milestone.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone CFO mucks in as Germany braces for tenant law impact
Q3 FY23–24: Luka Mucic, Vodafone’s Group Chief Financial Officer, joins door-to-door user retention drive in reflection of Group concern over expected hit to German broadband/TV base from regulatory update.
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