Anne-Françoise Nesmes To Join Vodafone Board; Key Changes Announced For 2025
Vodafone Group Plc has announced upcoming Board and Committee changes that will become effective after its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), subject to shareholder approval.
The Board will appoint Anne-Françoise Nesmes as a Non-Executive Director.
After nine years of service, David Nish will retire after the AGM, stepping down as board member, Senior Independent Director, and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Simon Segars will become Senior Independent Director.
Anne-Françoise Nesmes was Chief Financial Officer of Smith + Nephew PLC until the end of the first quarter of 2024. She joined the Board of Compass Group PLC as a Non-Executive Director in 2018 and currently serves as Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, and member of the Corporate Responsibility, Nomination, and Remuneration Committees. Her earlier roles include finance positions in international companies and 16 years at GlaxoSmithKline PLC, where she served as Senior Vice President of Finance for global vaccines. She was also Chief Financial Officer at Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC and Merlin Entertainments PLC from 2013 to 2020. Nesmes holds a master’s from Grenoble Business School, an MBA from Henley Management College, and is a Chartered Management Accountant.
