Who governs us

We have a unitary Board with 12 directors, the majority of whom are non-executive directors. Our Chairman is an independent non-executive director.

Board structure

Executive directors

Mohamed Shameel Aziz Joosub (49)

Appointed CEO in September 2012

Commercial strategist
Strategy business leadership.
Strong ICT experience.
International operational experience.
Sound financial expertise.

Till Streichert (46)

Appointed CFO in August 2015

Diverse international financial experience.
Executive leadership background.
International ICT sector insights.

Independent non-executive directors

Phillip Jabulani Moleketi (63)

Appointed as Chairman of the Board in July 2017

Understands public sector relations.
Corporate and strategic leadership experience.
Strong financial acumen.
Government relations experience.

David Hugh Brown (57)

Appointed in January 2012

Corporate and strategic leadership experience.
Financial expertise.
Corporate governance expertise.
Strategic leadership experience.

Clive Bradney Thomson¹ (53)

Appointed in April 2020

Business leadership.
Financial expertise.
Corporate leadership experience.

Sakumzi Justice Macozoma (63)

Appointed in July 2017

Business leadership.
Financial expertise.
Corporate leadership experience.

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa⁴ (49)

Appointed in January 2019

Business leadership.
Financial expertise.
Corporate leadership experience.

Non-executive directors

Leanne Susan Wood^2,5 (47)

Appointed in July 2019

Business leadership.
Financial expertise.
Corporate leadership experience.

John William Lorimer Otty(56)

Appointed in September 2012

Sound financial governance background.
Extensive telecoms knowledge.
Emerging market insight.

Vivek Badrinath (50)

Appointed in December 2016

Extensive telecommunications and technology knowledge.
Expertise in Information Systems.
Emerging market expertise.
Business leadership.

Sunil Sood (59)

Appointed in July 2018

Extensive telecoms knowledge.
Executive leadership background.
Strategic leadership experience.
Emerging markets expertise.

Pierre Klotz³ (44)

Appointed in April 2020

Business leadership.
Financial expertise.
Corporate leadership experience.

AAudit, Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC)

RRemuneration Committee

NNomination Committee

SSocial and Ethics Committee

Board governance at a glance

Vodacom is committed to the highest standards of business integrity, ethics and professionalism.

The King IV Report on Corporate Governance advocates an outcomes-based approach, and defines corporate governance as the exercise of ethical and effective leadership towards the achievement of the following governance outcomes.

The application of King IV is on an apply and explain basis and practices underpinning the principles espoused in King IV are entrenched in many of the Group’s internal controls, policies and procedures governing corporate conduct. The Board is satisfied that in the main, Vodacom has applied the principles set out in King IV.

Letter from the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

We are committed to maintaining a strong relationship with our shareholders, built on trust and a clear understanding of our remuneration policy and the practices that have been implemented.

On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the 2020 remuneration report for the Vodacom Group.

This report includes our remuneration philosophy and policy for executive and non-executive directors, and provides a description of how the policy has been implemented. It also discloses payments made to non-executive and executive directors during the year.