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Vittorio Colao CEO Europe and Deputy Group CEO Board director since: 9 October 2006
Vittorio Colao spent the early part of his career at McKinsey & Co where he was a Partner in the Milan office working on media telecommunications and industrial goods and was responsible for office recruitment. In 1996 he joined Omnitel Pronto Italia Italy's second mobile operator which became Vodafone Italy as Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1999. He was then appointed Regional CEO Southern Europe for Vodafone Group Plc in 2001 became a member of Vodafone Group Plc's Board of Directors in 2002 and was subsequently appointed to the role of Regional CEO for Southern Europe Middle East and Africa for Vodafone in 2003.
Vittorio then left Vodafone to become Group CEO of RCS MediaGroup the leading Italian publishing company in July 2004. Mr Colao joined the Board on 9th October 2006 as Chief Executive of Vodafone's European region. Mr Colao also succeeded Sir Julian Horn-Smith as Deputy Chief Executive. In this role he assists the Chief Executive in external representation in particular with political institutions and regulatory bodies.
Vittorio Colao holds a Business Degree from Bocconi University and an MBA with Honours from the Harvard Business School. | 