Vodafone Group Plc has announced that Anne-Françoise Nesmes will be appointed as a non-executive director of the company and join the audit and risk and ESG committees, subject to shareholder approval.

From 2020 to 2024, Nesmes was CFO at Smith & Nephew plc, the multinational medical technology company, before which she held CFO roles at Merlin Entertainments and Dechra Pharmaceuticals. She also previously led the finance function for the global vaccines unit at GlaxoSmithKline.

Nesmes currently serves as senior independent director for Compass Group Plc, the global contract food services company, where she is the chair of the audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee, nomination committee and corporate responsibility committee. Nesmes is also a non-executive director of Sanofi S.A., a French global pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Paris.

Vodafone’s chair, Jean-François van Boxmeer, said: “I am delighted to welcome Anne-Françoise to Vodafone’s Board. Anne-Françoise is highly experienced, commercially orientated and brings a wealth of financial expertise from several international organisations.

“Anne-Françoise has a strong focus on strategy, IT, regulation and shared services. Anne-Françoise’s expertise and ability to drive significant transformation agendas will be an excellent addition to our Board discussions.”