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Vodacom Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1993/005461/06)
(ISIN: ZAE000132577 Share Code: VOD)
(ISIN US92858D2009 ADR Code VDMCY)
(“Vodacom Group” or “the company”)
Board changes
In accordance with paragraph 3.59(a) and (b) of the JSE Listings Requirements,
shareholders are advised of the following changes to the board of Vodacom Group:
Mr Ivan Dittrich, Chief Financial Officer and executive director, has resigned from the
company to pursue his own interests. Following his resignation, Ivan will step down from the
Board with effect from 31 July 2015.
Mr Hatem Dowidar, non-executive director has resigned from the Vodafone Group and will
step down from the Board with effect from 30 September 2015.
Mr Peter Moyo, Chairman of Vodacom Group, thanked Ivan and Hatem for their valuable
contribution to the Board and wished them much success with their respective future
endeavours.
Mr Till Streichert, currently Executive Director: Finance of Vodacom South Africa will
succeed Ivan as Chief Financial Officer and executive director of the company with effect
from 1 August 2015.
Till joined Vodacom in February 2014, prior to which he had been CFO of Vodafone
Romania. He held a number of senior finance and commercial roles in Romania which
included Director of Channel Marketing, Logistics and Sales Operations, Director of
Financial Planning & Reporting and Finance Operations before he was appointed as CFO in
2011. Till has also served as a strategy consultant at The Boston Consulting Group and
started his career working for the CEO of T-Mobile Germany before undertaking different
senior roles at T-Mobile UK. Till has a doctorate in philosophy from the University of
Hanover in Germany.
Replacing Hatem on the Board with effect from 1 October 2015 is Mr Marten Pieters (LLM
and postgraduate course in Economics), the former CEO and managing director of
Vodafone India, a role he held from February 2009 until April 2015. Marten was also the
Chairman of the board of the Cellular Operators in India. He is the former non-executive
director of Millicom International Cellular (2008 to 2009) and was CEO of Celtel International
B.V from 2003 until 2007.
Prior to this Marten held various senior roles at KPN, more latterly as CEO of KPN Business
Solutions. Before he joined KPN he was director of finance and strategic planning at Royal
Smilde Foods and had been CEO of some of its Dutch subsidiaries. He is currently a non-
executive director for Vodafone India, Indus Towers and is Chairman of the Social Investor
Foundation for Africa. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Investment Fund
for Health in Africa.
Peter stated that he looked forward to Till’s and Marten’s contribution on the Board.
Midrand
27 July 2015
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
ADR depository bank: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
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