Appointment of Non-executive

Vodafone Group Plc
21 September 2005


21 September 2005

          VODAFONE APPOINTS ANNE LAUVERGEON AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces that Anne Lauvergeon has been
appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 November 2005.

Anne Lauvergeon, aged 46, is the Chairman of the Executive Board of AREVA, the
leading French energy company, having been appointed to that role in July 2001.
She started her professional career in 1983 in the iron and steel industry and
in 1990 she was named Adviser for Economic International Affairs at the French
Presidency and Deputy Chief of its staff in 1991. In 1995 she became a Partner
of Lazard Freres & Cie, subsequently joining Alcatel Telecom as Senior Executive
Vice President in March 1997. She was responsible for international activities
and the Group's industrial shareholdings in the energy and nuclear fields. In
1999, she was appointed Chairman & CEO of COGEMA. Ms Lauvergeon is currently
also Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Safran and a Non-Executive
Director of Total and Suez.

Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth DL, Chairman of Vodafone, commented 'It is a great
pleasure to welcome Anne to Vodafone. Her extensive experience in many areas of
business and her strategic knowledge will be invaluable to the Vodafone Board
and I am greatly looking forward to her contribution'.

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