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Vodafone Group.


Headquarters location: The Courtyard, 2-4 London Rd Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1JXUnited KingdomTel. 44-1635-33-251 Job offers, investor relations: www.vodafone.com Email: ir@vodafone.co.uk Stock: VOD


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« ETHICAL » RATING OF VODAFONE_GROUP , group and subsidiaries [?]
3%
Job: 3% of company's jobs cut since 1998
2
Delinquency: 2 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
5
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 5 offshore financial center(s)
48
Sales: more than 48 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
179
Top management: earns 179 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
5
Influence: 5 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2006Vodafone provides wireless communication services to 180 million subscribers in 27 countries.Les Echos
2005Largest mobile phone operator in Europe.ZDNet
2005New Zealand's largest cell phone company with 1.956 million subscribers.Bloomberg
2004Second-largest mobile phone operator in the world with 152 million subscriberLes Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
South Africa  Vodac Pty Ltd :
South Africa  Vodacom (Pty) Ltd :
Hungary  VRAM Telecommunications Co Ltd : SWIFT
Fiji Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Vodafone Fiji Limited :
Malta Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Vodafone Malta Limited :
Netherlands  Vodafone International B.V. :
Netherlands  Vodafone Europe B.V. :
Czech Republic  Oskar Mobile : La Tribune
Romania  Mobifon SA : La Tribune
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Comfone AG :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Swisscom Mobiles (25%) :

Vodafone Group is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
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2006Bond, John
See the photo of: Bond, John Chairman of the Board;
2004Sarin, Arun
See the photo of: Sarin, Arun Chief Operating Officer;
2001Gent, Chris
See the photo of: Gent, Chris Chief Executive Officer; salary: 3.72 million US$;
2000Esser, Klaus
See the photo of: Esser, Klaus Vice-president; allowances: 146 million Eu€;
2000Knebworth, Lord Ian MacLaurin of
See the photo of: Knebworth, Lord Ian MacLaurin of Chairman;
2000Sarin, Arun
See the photo of: Sarin, Arun Vice-president; allowances: 1.76 million Eu€;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2001ad budget: 576 million US$; Advertisin.
2000ad budget: 633 million US$; Advertisin.

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2006
-400
Internal restructuring: Vodafone cuts jobs at its corporate office.: United Kingdom
CNN
2003
66667
2003
-480
BBC News
2002
-90
Le Monde I.
2002
-50
Les Echos
2001
56800
2001
-600
Financial .
1999
12642

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2004Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateWBCSD
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate .

Financials

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome buybacksource
2005   4.5billion UK£Reuters
2004   3billion UK£Les Echos
2003   48.01-15.52   billion US$
2003   2.5billion UK£The Scotsm.
2002   35.56-23.03   billion US$
2002 Entente pour verser des rémunérations identiques aux vendeurs d'abonnements: amende de 24 millions d'euros     L'echo
2001   21.27-13.29   billion US$
2000   12.550.78   billion US$
1999   5.421.03   billion US$

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