NEWBURY, U.K., Dec. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Thomas Cronzell is appointed CFO for Europolitan Vodafone AB (Stockholm:EURO) effective from January 1, 2003. Thomas is 40 years old and has been Finance Director for Vodafone Sverige AB since 2001. He worked previously as Finance Director for Bostic Nordic Region with responsibility for Finance, Human Resources and IT. Mark Carey is leaving after spending two years working for Vodafone in Sweden. He will take up a new role as Director of Group Marketing Projects within Vodafone Group (NYSE:VOD), based in the U.K.
For more information, please contact:
Monica Enderstein, Investor Relations Manager Phone: +46 708 33 18 02 e-mail: monica.enderstein@vodafone.se
Europolitan Vodafone AB is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list on Attract 40. The operations are conducted by Europolitan Vodafone AB and its subsidiaries, Vodafone Sverige AB and Vodafone Stores AB. The majority shareholder is Vodafone Group Plc, with 74.7 per cent of the shares, while private shareholders, investment companies and pension funds own the remaining 25.3 per cent. The Vodafone Group is the world's largest mobile network and is represented in 28 countries on five continents. It has over 270 million mobile telecoms users. Our services enhance the efficiency of companies' operations and make it simpler and more fun for people to communicate. For more information, please visit our Website at www.vodafone.se and www.vodafone.com.
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