19 sep 25   vodafone group plc - vodafone appoints ruth mcgill as chief hr officer vodafone group public limited company | vod | 85.0 -1.1 (-1.3%) | mkt cap: 20,431m    rns number : 9677z vodafone group plc 19 september 2025   19 september 2025  vodafone appoints ruth mcgill as chief hr officer vodafone group plc ("vodafone") announces today the appointment of ruth mcgill as chief hr officer and a member of the group executive committee effective 1 january 2026. ruth will initially join vodafone as chief hr officer designate on 1 november 2025. she will succeed leanne wood who, as announced on 10 september 2025, will step down to pursue a portfolio career. margherita della valle, vodafone group ceo said: "i am delighted to be welcoming ruth to the team. she has a wealth of experience in hr and organisation change, which will be invaluable as we continue to change vodafone and deliver our mission to connect everyone." ruth mcgill said: "i'm thrilled to be joining vodafone at such an exciting time in the group's growth journey. i am looking forward to working with margherita and the team as vodafone continues to focus on driving customer satisfaction, simplify the organisation and deliver sustainable growth." ruth has more than 25 years' experience in human resources and change management. ruth joins vodafone from ing, including the last five years as chief hr officer. prior to ing, she worked in a range of senior hr positions at standard chartered bank, over a 10-year period. ruth spent her earlier career in hr positions at norton healthcare and gsk. - ends - for more information, please contact: investor relations: investors.vodafone.com ir@vodafone.co.uk media relations: vodafone.com/media/contact groupmedia@vodafone.com registered office: vodafone house, the connection, newbury, berkshire rg14 2fn, england. registered in england no. 1833679 about vodafone vodafone is a leading european and african telecoms company.  we serve over 355 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 15 countries with investments in a further five and partners in over 40 more. our undersea cables transport around a sixth of the world's internet traffic, and we are developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas without coverage. vodafone runs one of the world's largest iot platforms, with over 215 million iot connections, and we provide financial services to around 92 million customers across seven african countries - managing more transactions than any other provider.  from the seabed to the stars, vodafone's purpose is to keep everyone connected.    for more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow us on x at @vodafonegroup or connect with us on linkedin at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.        this information is provided by rns, the news service of the london stock exchange. rns is approved by the financial conduct authority to act as a primary information provider in the united kingdom. terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. for further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.  rns may use your ip address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. for further information about how rns and the london stock exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our privacy policy.   end   mscgpurpbupapgr return to news summary

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