Welcome to the Vodafone Group Preliminary results presentation which was held at 9:30 BST on Tuesday 19 May 2009.
Welcome to the Vodafone Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2009. The live webcast of the analyst and investor presentation will commence at approx. 9:30 BST on Tuesday 19 May 2009.
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On Tuesday 19 May 2009 Vodafone Group held its Preliminary Results presentation at JP Morgan Cazenove.
The event was hosted by Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive and Andy Halford, Chief Financial Officer.
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Preliminary Results Press Release (PDF 284KB)
Analyst and Investor Presentation (PDF 546KB)
Spreadsheet (XLS 516KB)
Transcript (PDF 146kb)
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Vittorio joined the Board of Vodafone Group Plc in October 2006 as Chief Executive, Europe and Deputy Group Chief Executive and succeeded Arun Sarin as Group Chief Executive an 29 July 2008.
Between 2004 and 2006 he was Chief Executive Officer of RCS Media Group in Milan. Prior to that, Vittorio held the post of Regional CEO , Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa, of Vodafone Group Plc, and he was an Executive Director on the main Board. Prior to its acquisition by Vodafone, Vittorio was COO and CEO of Omnitel Pronto Italia, now Vodafone Italy.

Andy Halford became the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in July 2005. He joined Vodafone in 1999 as Financial Director for Vodafone Limited, the UK operating company, and in 2001, he became Financial Director for Vodafone's Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region. In 2002, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless in the US. Prior to joining Vodafone he was Group Finance Director at East Midlands Electricity Plc.

Michel was appointed to the position of Chief Executive officer, Europe Region in October 2008. Michel began his career at France Telecom in 1986 in the External Networks Division, and then moved to the Industrial and International Affairs Division. After being technical advisor to the Ministers for Transportation from 1991 to 1995, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GlobeCast from 1995 to 1999. He joined the French company Nouvelles Frontières Group as Executive Vice President from December 1999 to the end of 2001, when he moved to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Assystem-Brime, a company specializing in industrial engineering. He came back to France Telecom Group in 2003 as Senior Vice President of Group Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From 2006 to 2008, Michel has been Chairman and CEO of TDF Group. Michel Combes is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications.

Morten Lundal was appointed to his current position at Vodafone in November 2008. He joined Telenor in 1997 and held several CEO positions, including for the Internet Divison and Telenor Business Solutions. He was Executive Vice President for Corporate Strategy, after which he became the CEO of Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia (a subsidiary of Telenor).

Nick Read, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific and Middle East Region, was appointed to this position and joined the Executive Committee in November 2008. Nick joined Vodafone in 2002 and has had a variety of senior roles including CFO and Chief Commercial Officer of Vodafone UK and was appointed CEO of Vodafone UK in early 2006. Prior to joining Vodafone, Nick held senior global finance positions with United Business Media plc and Federal Express Worldwide.
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Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive
Andy Halford, Chief Financial Officer
Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive
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Question 12The live webcast has now ended. An on-demand version will be available from this page at 19:00 BST on Tuesday 19 May 2009.
If you require any further information regarding this event please email the Vodafone Group Investor Relations Team or call on +44(0) 1635 664 447
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