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 July 24,
2023
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
(Address 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.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock
Exchange Announcement dated 24 July 2023 entitled ‘VODAFONE APPOINTS LUKA MUCIC AS GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’.
24 July 2023
VODAFONE APPOINTS
LUKA MUCIC AS GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces
today the appointment of Luka Mucic as Chief Financial Officer and as an Executive Director of Vodafone, effective from 1 September 2023.
Margherita
Della Valle, Vodafone Group Chief Executive said: "I
am thrilled that Luka will be joining the Vodafone team. He has a strong track record of international leadership, corporate repositioning
and value-creation. Luka is joining us at a critical time as we undertake the transformation of Vodafone."
Luka
Mucic said: "I am very excited to be joining Vodafone
at this important stage of the Group's development. I look forward to working with Margherita and the team in delivering Vodafone's strategic
priorities of Customers, Simplicity and Growth."
Jean-François
van Boxmeer, Vodafone Group Chair said: "Following a
rigorous international and cross-sector search, I am delighted Luka is joining the Board. He brings with him extensive experience in finance,
international business - particularly in Germany - and technology."
Other than disclosed below, there is no further information to disclose
for Luka Mucic in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13.
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For more information,
please contact:
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Registered Office:
Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679
Supplementary information
Luka Mucic biographical information
Luka Mucic was the Chief Operating Officer of SAP
SE from 2014-2017 and its Chief Financial Officer from 2014 until 31 March 2023. During these roles, he was responsible for SAP's groupwide
Finance, Legal, Data Protection, Procurement, Audit, Risk Management, Security, IT and process management functions.
He is currently a member of the Supervisory Board
of Heidelberg Materials AG, a building materials company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. He was previously a non-executive
director of the Board of Qualtrics International, a company that was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange, between 28 January 2021 and
28 June 2023.
Luka began his career at SAP in 1996 and has held
a series of management positions within the Global Finance and Administration division. He assumed responsibility for M&A projects, as
well as for the global risk management function of SAP and the legal department of SAP Markets Europe.
After serving as CFO of SAP's DACH region (comprising
Germany, Austria and Switzerland) from 2008 to 2012, he became head of Global Finance and a member of SAP's Global Managing Board in 2013.
Luka also oversaw SAP's sustainability efforts and was responsible for SAP's Taulia and SAP Signavio business units.
Luka studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls University
of Heidelberg and obtained a joint Executive MBA from Mannheim Business School and ESSEC Paris.
Remuneration
Luka Mucic's remuneration as Group Chief Financial
Officer will be as follows:
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Base salary - £760,000 per annum
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Bonus - Maximum of 200% of base
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LTIP - Maximum of 450% of base
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Pension - 10% of base as an allowance, in line with the wider UK workforce
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Car allowance - £19,200
All remuneration arrangements are consistent with
the terms of the Directors' Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders at the AGM in July 2020 and those of the Directors' Remuneration
Policy which will be submitted for shareholder approval 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 2024 Directors' Remuneration Report.
About Vodafone
Vodafone is the largest pan-European and African
telecoms company. Our purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology to improve lives, digitalise critical sectors and
enable inclusive and sustainable digital societies.
We provide mobile and fixed services to over 300
million customers in 17 countries, partner with mobile networks in 46 more and are also a world leader in the Internet of Things (IoT),
connecting over 167 million devices and platforms. With Vodacom Financial Services and M-Pesa, the largest financial technology platform
in Africa, we serve more than 71 million people across seven countries.
We are committed to reducing our environmental
impact to reach net zero emissions by 2040, while helping our customers reduce their own carbon emissions by 350 million tonnes by 2030.
We are driving action to reduce device waste and achieve our target to reuse, resell or recycle 100% of our network waste by 2025.
For more information,
please visit www.vodafone.com, follow us on Twitter 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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Dated: July 24, 2023 |
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/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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