Vodafone Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Vodafone Group's CEO is Margherita Della Valle, appointed in Dec 2022, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is €5.12M, comprised of 28.3% salary and 71.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.016% of the company’s shares, worth CHF3.42M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.6 years and 3.3 years respectively.
Key information
Margherita Della Valle
Chief executive officer
€5.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 28.3% |
| CEO tenure | 1.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 4.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | €5m | €1m | €1b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €11b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €11b |
| Mar 31 2023 | €4m | €917k | €12b |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | €7b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €2b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €2b |
| Mar 31 2022 | €3m | €831k | €2b |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | €985m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€161m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€24m |
| Mar 31 2021 | €3m | €823k | €59m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | €2b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | €779m |
| Mar 31 2020 | €2m | €790k | -€920m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -€2b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -€2b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -€3b |
| Mar 31 2019 | €2m | €553k | -€4b |
Compensation vs Market: Margherita's total compensation ($USD5.49M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD4.68M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Margherita's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Margherita Della Valle (59 yo)
1.9yrs
Tenure
€5,121,892
Compensation
Ms. Margherita Della Valle has been Non-Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc since July 1, 2020. Ms. Valle has been Executive Director of Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (formerly known...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 1.9yrs | €5.12m | 0.016% CHF 3.4m | |
| Group CFO & Executive Director | 1.2yrs | €1.81m | 0.011% CHF 2.4m | |
| Chief Digital & Information Officer and CTO | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Legal & Compliance | 4.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Portugal Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of North West regional business | 12.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Commercial Officer & CEO of Vodafone Italy | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Spain | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Vodacom Group | 12.8yrs | no data | no data |
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: VOD's management team is considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 6.3yrs | €5.12m | 0.016% CHF 3.4m | |
| Group CFO & Executive Director | 1.2yrs | €1.81m | 0.011% CHF 2.4m | |
| CEO of European Markets & Executive Chairman of Vodafone Germany | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | €137.99k | 0.00044% CHF 93.4k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.8yrs | €206.98k | 0.00041% CHF 87.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | €178.92k | 0.00015% CHF 31.8k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 4.3yrs | €805.70k | 0.0049% CHF 1.0m | |
| Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Spain | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.8yrs | €146.17k | 0.00038% CHF 80.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.4yrs | €196.46k | 0.00012% CHF 25.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.7yrs | €154.36k | 0.00046% CHF 97.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director & Workforce Engagement Lead | 2.3yrs | €140.33k | 0.00034% CHF 72.2k |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: VOD's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/11/09 14:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/08/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .
Analyst Sources
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company is covered by 57 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Salvador | AlphaValue |
| Andrew Charles Beale | Arete Research Services LLP |
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |