Management Change

Vodafone Group Plc
11 November 2004


11 November 2004

            Appointment of Chief Financial Officer to Verizon Wireless

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that John Townsend (42) has been
appointed Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless. John replaces Andy
Halford, who will become Vodafone's Group Financial Director following the
Annual General Meeting on 26th July 2005.

John Townsend joined Vodafone from KPMG Peat Marwick in May 1993. He has held a
number of senior positions within the Group, including Chief Financial Officer
of Europolitan Holdings AB in Sweden and Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone
Australia, and most recently, Financial Director of Vodafone UK. John becomes
Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless with effect from January 2005.

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