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66
Vodafone Group Plc
Annual Report 2012
Corporate governance (continued)
Directors unable to attend a Board meeting because of another
engagement are provided with the brieng materials andcan discuss
issues arising in the meeting with the Chairman or the Chief Executive.
Inaddition to scheduled Board meetings, there are a number of other
meetings to deal with specic matters.
Attendance at scheduled meetings of the Board and its
committees in the 2012 nancial year
Director Board
Nominations
and
Governance
Committee
Audit and
Risk
Committee
Remuneration
Committee
Gerard Kleisterlee (Chairman)17/7 3/3 – –
Sir John Bond2 2/2 – – –
Sir John Buchanan 6/7 2/3 3/4 –
Vittorio Colao 7/7 – – –
Michel Combes 7/7 – – –
Andy Halford 7/7 – – –
Renee James 7/7 – – –
Alan Jebson 7/7 – 4/4 –
Samuel Jonah 7/7 – – 5/5
Nick Land3 7/7 – 4/4 –
Anne Lauvergeon 7/7 – 4/4 –
Stephen Pusey 6/7 – – –
Luc Vandevelde47/7 3/3 – 5/5
Anthony Watson 7/7 3/3 – 5/5
Philip Yea 6/7 – – 5/5
Notes:
1 Appointed as a director of the Board 1 April 2011 and became Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the
Nominations and Governance Committee at the conclusion of the Company’s AGM on 26 July 2011.
2 Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Nominations and Governance Committee until he retired on
26 July 2011.
3 Chairman and nancial expert of the Audit and Risk Committee.
4 Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Board activities in the 2012 nancial year
Board activities are structured to assist the Board in achieving its
goaltosupport and advise executive management on the delivery of
the Group’s strategy within a transparent governance framework.
Thediagram below shows the key areas of focus for the Board which
appear as items on the Board’s agenda at relevant times throughout the
nancial year. Concentrated discussion of these items assists the Board
in making the right decisions based on the long-term opportunities for
the business and its stakeholders.
Gaining valuable
industryinsight
In January, the Board held its meeting
atXone, Vodafone’s Innovation Centre
inCalifornia. Whilst there, the Board had
theopportunity to meet with senior
representatives ofanumber of leading
technology companies including
Facebook,Google, Intel, Oracle,
Microsoft,Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung.
These meetings provided the Board with
valuable insight intoviews on our industry
and its likely developments.
Key areas of focus for the Board
Business strategy
Discussion of main
strategic issues
(commercial,
technological,
geographic, structural)
Strategy away day
Diversity and
talent
Boardroom
diversity policy
Succession
planning
Business
performance
Board
performance
Commercial
performance in
local markets
Net promoter
score
Business awareness
Chief Executive’s
business report
Business development
reports
Operations updates
Board committee
reports
Financials
Financial results
Long range plan/
forecasts
Management
accounts/
Chief Financial
Ofcer’sreport
Sustainability
Delivering
transformational
products and
services
Being responsible
and ethical
wherever we do
business
Vodafone
Foundation
Shareholder
focus
Returns to
shareholders
Review of
investmentthesis
Shareholder
engagement
Being
responsible
Health and Safety
Compliance
Business risks
Review of
evaluation
processes and
controls for
strategic and
operational risks
Monitoring and
review of
effectiveness
Areas of focus