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 · Jul 27
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 · Feb 24
AST SpaceMobile Stock Surges After Hours Amid BlueBird Satellite Production Update AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are trending on Wednesday. Benzinga · Oct 1, 2025
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 · Jul 29, 2025
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 · May 20, 2025
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 · May 20, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025
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 · Mar 4, 2025
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 · Jan 4, 2025
Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion Swisscom acquires Vodafone Italy for €8 billion in latest sell-off by telecoms giant. TechRadar · Jan 2, 2025
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 · Dec 5, 2024
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 · Nov 12, 2024
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 · Nov 14, 2023
Female CEOs run 7% of the Fortune 500 Europe Europe is behind the U.S., where women run 10.4% of Fortune 500 businesses. Fortune · Nov 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023 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 · May 16, 2023 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 · May 16, 2023 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 · Apr 27, 2023 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
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023 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 · Dec 5, 2022 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