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Vodafone

During his time at Vodafone, Colao has steered the company towards success. He oversaw one of the biggest deals in corporate history when Vodafone sold its stake in Verizon Wireless

Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao to step down in October

Vittorio Colao has been Vodafone’s CEO for 10 years and will be replaced by the firm’s current CFO, Nick Read

15 May 2018
Vodafone targets European market with €18.4bn Liberty Mutual deal

Vodafone targets European market with €18.4bn Liberty Global deal

Vodafone has reached an agreement to acquire Liberty Global’s European cable assets for €18.4bn, further strengthening its network infrastructure on the continent

9 May 2018
Vodafone's mobile payment service, M-Pesa, has revolutionised banking in Africa. The firm is hoping to see similar success in Europe since launching the service in Romania

Vodafone launches M-Pesa mobile payment service in Europe

Since launching in 2007, Vodafone’s mobile payment service M-Pesa has transformed African finance. The firm is hoping the service will be popular in Romania, also

31 Mar 2014

Vodafone to relinquish Verizon stake for $130bn

US carrier looks to buy back Vodafone’s 45 percent stake in the company in an effort to take full ownership of its business

30 Aug 2013

Vittorio Colao

Vodafone’s CEO may come across as a humble man, but behind his soft demeanour is a spirit made of steel, determined to reach new levels of profit

23 Jan 2012

TalkTalk signs mobile deal with Vodafone

Internet and phone provider TalkTalk signed a deal with Vodafone to launch a mobile service under its own brand, adding mobile voice and data tariffs to its bundle of services to match competitors. TalkTalk, which was spun out of mobile phone retail group Carphone Warehouse in April, said it would offer contract mobile voice and […]

30 Jul 2010
Awards Supplement 2017

The European CEO awards 2017 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors. View the winners here or browse the supplement in your browser or on your iPad or Android device.