LONDON - Vodafone Group (LON:VOD) Plc announced today that Guillaume Boutin will take over as CEO of Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) Investments & Strategy and join the Group Executive Committee in May. Boutin will succeed Serpil Timuray, who will leave the company at the end of June to explore new opportunities after 15 years of service.
Vodafone Investments was formed in 2024 to oversee the company’s non-controlled investments in telecoms operators, infrastructure assets, and innovators within the sector. This division also includes the Partner Markets division, servicing telecoms operators across 45 countries.
Boutin is the current CEO of Proximus Group, Belgium’s leading telecommunications operator and a Vodafone Partner Market since 2003. His career began with a web startup, followed by various roles at SFR in strategy, finance, and marketing starting in 2003. In 2015, Boutin joined Canal+ Group as Chief Marketing Officer before his appointment as CEO of Proximus in 2019.
Timuray’s tenure at Vodafone began in 2009 as CEO of Vodafone Turkey, and she has held multiple roles on the Group Executive Committee since 2014, including CEO Europe Cluster, Group Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, and Regional CEO for AMAP.
Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone Group CEO, expressed her enthusiasm for Boutin’s upcoming role, highlighting his strategic, operational, and leadership experience, along with his extensive knowledge of the telecom sector. Della Valle also acknowledged Timuray’s dedication and significant contributions to the company.
Boutin shared his eagerness to join Vodafone, recognizing the potential to generate value through the company’s investments and to enhance support for global telecom operators.
This executive shift comes as Vodafone continues to navigate its transformation within the telecommunications industry. The information is based on a press release statement.
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