Interim CEO lands top job on a full-time basis following internal and external search for a replacement for Nick Read

Current group chief financial officer steps into £1m role on interim basis Vodafone Group chief executive Nick Read is being replaced at the end of December by current chief group financial officer Margherita Della Valle . She steps into the £1m job on on an interim basis until a permanent replacement for Read has been

Froment-Curtil’s successor has not been announced yet

The partnership will support Vodafone’s goals to reduce carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2040

The network will streamline and simplify the group while accelerating the digitisation of operations

CTO Scott Petty and CNO Alberto Ripepi to lead engineer and development group

Vodafone Business service revenue growth of 1.7 pc was supported by higher roaming and digital services revenue

Overall Vodafone group revenue grew four per cent to £45.58bn

Many operators have expressed that consolidation could cut costs and fund investments

Strong performance in Africa and Europe has put Vodafone on course to meet targets, says CEO

Total revenue for the first quarter from April to the end of June was up 5.7 per cent

Group reaches 10mn unlimited data mobile users across 10 markets

New CEO will be Chief Commercial Ops head Ahmed Essam

Telco eyes flat or slightly increased profit as business overhaul continues

Aim to help business partners reduce emissions by 350m tonnes by 2030

Kumar has held a number of roles within the telecoms industry Vodafone Group has confirmed the appointment of Vinod Kumar as chief executive officer of Vodafone Business. Kumar begins the role on September 2 and takes over from Vodafone Group CEO Rest of World Vivek Badrinath, who has held the interim role since March. Kumar

Director Mats Granryd calls for “security and trust”

UK arm of the business reported a loss of €182 million (£158.6m) in mobile customer revenues as Europe as a whole reports a 17.6 per cent loss in profit