Vodafone confirms Kleisterlee as new chairman

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Vodafone confirms Kleisterlee as new chairman
Vodafone confirmed that Philips CEO Gerard Kleisterlee will succeed John Bond as chairman of the mobile operator group. Bond will step down at the shareholders meeting in July. Kleisterlee will be retiring from Philips in March and will join Vodafone as a non-executive director from 1 April. Kleisterelee laso joined the Dell board in December and sits on the supervisory board of Daimler and Royal Dutch Shell.

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