6th Jul 2005 07:01
Vodafone Group Plc06 July 2005 6 July 2005 FRIEDRICH JOUSSEN APPOINTED CEO OF VODAFONE GERMANY Vodafone Group announces today that Friedrich ("Fritz") Joussen (42) has beenappointed Chief Executive of Vodafone Germany following a meeting of thesupervisory board of Vodafone D2 GmbH. His appointment will become effectivefrom 1 October 2005. Fritz Joussen, who is the current Chief Operating Officer of Vodafone Germany,will succeed Jurgen von Kuczkowski (64), who will be retiring from the Companyon that date. As Chief Executive of Vodafone Germany, Fritz Joussen will also be joiningVodafone Group's Executive Committee. He joined the Group's Integration andOperations Committee on 1 January 2005. Arun Sarin, Chief Executive of Vodafone Group, said: "I am delighted that Fritzwill be taking over as Chief Executive of our German business. He has extensiveexperience of the mobile industry and has been instrumental in the successfulgrowth of Vodafone Germany over recent years. I very much look forward toworking with him as part of our senior management team. "I would also like to express my gratitude to Jurgen von Kuczkowski. Since theMannesmann acquisition, he has been an invaluable member of our seniormanagement team and we have benefited considerably from his expertise in theGerman mobile market. We all wish Jurgen and his family the very best for thefuture." - ends- Notes to Editors Fritz Joussen joined Mannesmann AG in 1988. Since then he has held a number ofsenior positions in both Marketing and Product Development before becoming ChiefOperating Officer in 2003. Mr Joussen was also one of the key architects withinVodafone Group of the development of Vodafone live! from 2000 until its launchin 2002. For further information: Vodafone GroupSimon Lewis, Group Corporate Affairs DirectorTel: +44 (0) 1635 673310 Investor Relations Media RelationsCharles Butterworth Bobby LeachDarren Jones Ben PadovanSarah Moriarty Tel: +44 (0) 1635 673310Tel: +44 (0) 1635 673310 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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