Margherita Della Valle

Appointment

Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in July 2020. Margherita is also a member of the Audit Committee.

Career

Margherita is CEO and Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group Plc. She also runs Vodafone Shared Services, which was established in 2011 to optimise quality and efficiency across Vodafone’s customer, technology, finance and HR operations. Prior to her current role, Margherita was Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone, between 2015 and 2018, having held a number of senior positions in finance beforehand, including Group Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone’s Europe region. Earlier in her career, she joined Omnitel Pronto Italia, which became Vodafone Italy in 1994, and held various consumer marketing positions in data analytics and consumer base management. From 2004 to 2007, she was Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Italy. Margherita holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Italy.

Skills and experience

Margherita has extensive experience of financial markets and digital technologies. She is deeply experienced in business in both developed and developing markets, bringing great insight to the Board. These skills, together with her strong leadership background, are valuable to the Board and her membership of the Audit Committee.

Current external appointments

CEO and Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group Plc