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Vodafone sheds 1,200 jobs in Europe amid £1.7 billon cost-cutting drive

Shareholders approved a pay package worth £10 million for boss Margherita Della Valle.

Evening Standard

Progress on gender equality at top of UK’s biggest firms ‘achingly slow’

Average number of female FTSE 100 CEOs stalled at nine last year, the same number as 2024, review says

The Guardian - UK

AST SpaceMobile Stock Surges After Hours Amid BlueBird Satellite Production Update

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are trending on Wednesday.

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Vodafone CEO asked how she sleeps at night by ex-franchisee amid £120m legal action

Margherita Della Valle challenged at company’s AGM by one of 62 former store operators involved in lawsuit

The Guardian - UK

Talks to settle £120m legal claim against Vodafone end without success

Sixty-two operators claim drastic cuts to commission rates caused franchise owners to run up huge personal debts

The Guardian - UK

Vodafone swings to loss but says German arm will return to growth this year

The group slumped to an annual operating loss of 411 million euros (£346 million) against earnings of 3.67 billion (£3.09 billion) the previous year.

Evening Standard

Vodafone whistleblowers warned executives about plight of high street store staff

Exclusive: Warnings on slashed commission rates came two years before high court claim alleging telecom firm was ‘unjustly enriching’ itself

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Vodafone bids to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink after ‘world’s first’ space video call

Margherita Della Valle is close to her second anniversary as chief executive

The Independent UK

It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?

From post and planes to TV, phones and retail chains – and even a central bank – here are the chiefs facing the most testing of times

The Guardian - UK

Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion

Swisscom acquires Vodafone Italy for €8 billion in latest sell-off by telecoms giant.

TechRadar

Vodafone and Three’s £15bn merger approved by competition watchdog

The deal will create the UK’s largest mobile operator, with some 27 million customers.

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live 12 November: Vodafone and AstraZeneca results fail to revive shares, Metro Bank fined £16m

Cracks are appearing in the labour market after the unemployment rate today rose to 4.3%.

Evening Standard

Vodafone UK-facing staff shouldn't worry about job cuts this year, boss says

The telecoms giant has plans to axe 11,000 jobs, including some at its global HQ in Paddington, but Margherita Della Valle suggested the UK-facing arm may see less cuts

Evening Standard

Female CEOs run 7% of the Fortune 500 Europe

Europe is behind the U.S., where women run 10.4% of Fortune 500 businesses.

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The Guardian - UK

Vodafone’s new boss still needs to dial up radicalism

With job cut savings soaked up by reinvestment, a turnaround depends on Margherita Della Valle making value-creating deals

The Guardian - UK

Vodafone to cut 11,000 jobs worldwide over next three years

Troubled telecoms firm makes first big move under new group chief executive Margherita Della Valle

Evening Standard

Vodafone to cut 11,000 jobs as CEO says ‘our performance has not been good enough’

‘Let’s face it. Our performance in Germany has been unacceptable -- I think that’s been clear,’ CEO Della Valle told the Standard

The Guardian - UK

Margherita Della Valle made Vodafone’s first permanent female chief executive

Della Valle took job on temporary basis in December and is tasked with steering telecoms group through its turnaround

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FTSE 100 Live: Vodafone revenues fall in Europe, GSK profits rise

Interest rates are today expected to rise another 0.5% to 4% as the Bank of England continues the fight against inflation with its 10th increase in a row.

The Guardian - UK

Vodafone boss to step down after sharp drop in share price

Nick Read will be replaced as CEO by finance chief Margherita Della Valle during search for successor

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