Vodafone Appoints Simon Murray to Board

By Pradip Bhatacharya

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

Vodafone Group (News - Alert) has appointed Simon Murray as a Non-Executive Director on the board, replacing Lord Broers, who will retire from the board after the company's AGM in July. 

 

In a statement, Vodafone said, “Alec Broers has served with distinction as a Non-Executive Director for over nine years and has also made a substantial contribution as a long-serving member of our Audit Committee and Nominations & Governance Committee and as Chairman of our UK pension trustee company.”

 

Murray is also on the board of Cheung Kong, Compagnie Financière Richemont and Macquarie (HK) Limited and is an Advisory Board Member of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation.

 

Simon Murray has held positions with Jardine Matheson, Deutsche Bank and Hutchison Whampoa where, as group managing director, he oversaw the development and launch of mobile telecommunications networks in many parts of the world.

 

Sir John Bond, chairman of Vodafone said in the announcement, "I am delighted to welcome Simon Murray to the Vodafone Board. His considerable knowledge of mobile telecommunications and his entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with his vast experience of the Asia-Pacific region, will be a great asset to the company. I am looking forward to his contribution and to working with him."

Pradip Bhatacharya is a contributing writer for TMCnet.