Alan Harper, Group Strategy and New Business Director, was appointed to this position in July 2000. He is responsible for overall strategy and new business development, the Group Public Policy activities, Research and Development, and Fraud, Risk and Security. He is also a member of the Investment Board of Vodafone Ventures, has been a Trustee of the Vodafone UK Foundation since July 2002 and was appointed Chairman of the Trustees in March 2004. Prior to taking up his current post, Alan was Managing Director of Vodafone Limited, the UK network operator. He is also a Board member of the GSM Association. Prior to joining Vodafone in 1995, Alan was Strategy Director of Unitel PCN (which became One2One and subsequently T-Mobile UK) and held senior roles with BBC Enterprises, Infotec, Mercury Communications and STC Communications. |