Vodafone Group Plc (London: VOD)

Vodafone House, The Connection
Newbury
West Berkshire RG14 2FN, United Kingdom (Map)
Phone: +44-1635-33-251
Fax: +44-1635-238-080
http://www.vodafone.com

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Overview

Customers have voted with their phones to make Vodafone Group one of the world's top wireless phone services carriers with more than 370 million customers in about 25 countries. In terms of subscribers, Vodafone trails only China Mobile. The company does around 70% of its business in Europe, where it is a leader in the wireless markets of the UK and Germany. It also provides data, broadband Internet, and fixed-line phone services; in Germany, these services are overseen by subsidiary Arcor. Vodafone increasingly serves callers in the Asia/Pacific, Africa, and Middle East regions through subsidiaries and joint ventures. In the US, the group holds a 45%stake in leading US wireless provider Verizon Wireless.

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Key Numbers from Hoover's UK

Key financials for Vodafone Group Plc (London: VOD)

Company Type Public (London: VOD; NASDAQ: VOD [ADR])
Fiscal Year-End March
2011 Sales (mil.) £45,880.1
1-Year Sales Growth 9.8%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £7,967.3
1-Year Net Income Growth (1.9%)
2011 Employees 83,900
1-Year Employee Growth (1.3%)
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Key people and executives for Vodafone Group Plc (London: VOD)

Chairman Sir John R. H. Bond
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CEO Vittorio A. Colao
CFO and Director Andrew N. (Andy) Halford
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Subsidiaries/Affiliates Covered By Hoover's UK

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  • #30 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)
  • FTSE 100
  • STOXX Europe 50
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