Francesco Bianco

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Alternate non-executive director (to Ms Leanne Wood)

Qualifications: Bachelors’ degree in Law

Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee

Francesco Bianco has had a vast career in HR, spanning over 15 years. Francesco, originally joined Vodafone Italy in 2000 and has extended his career portfolio internationally in other Human Resources Director roles including Human Resources Director in Vodafone Ireland before moving to the Netherlands as Human Resources and Property Director in 2011. He then continued his career within Vodafone Group after the acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) as Human Resources Director, CWW.

Francesco was subsequently appointed as Human Resources Director for Vodafone Group Technology in May 2013. He became Human Resources Director for Europe Cluster in 2015 where he has significantly strengthened capability across the Europe cluster markets, driven the digital strategy agenda and progressed the gender and LGBT+ inclusion strategies. Effective, 1st June 2018, Francesco was appointed Human Resources Director, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific. On 1st November 2019, Francesco was appointed Global Leadership, Talent, Capabilities & Organisation Development Director, and since 2019 he is also a non executive director for Safaricom. Francesco holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Law from Padova University and completed a Business Strategy Executive Program with Maastricht University. Francesco was appointed to the Vodacom Group Board as an alternate director to Mr Michael Joseph in January 2019 and also appointed as an alternate director to Ms Leanne Wood in July 2019.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Bianco
DoB: 01/01/1973
Age: 53 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Italy
Country of Birth: Italy
Language: English
Qualification: Bachelors' degree in Law
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Vodacom Group LimitedBoardMember01/07/2019
Vodacom Group LimitedRemunerationMember01/07/2019
Vodacom Group LimitedNominations & GovernanceMember01/07/2019

 

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