Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) has announced the appointment of Spaniard Pilar López as Chief Financial Officer Designate effective 1 October 2025. 

Pilar joins Vodafone from Microsoft, where she has served for 10 years in a range of senior leadership positions including COO for Western Europe, Country General Manager for Spain and more recently leading Microsoft’s partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group.

Prior to Microsoft, Pilar spent 16 years with Telefónica in a number of finance and senior leadership positions. Her experience at Telefónica includes CFO Telefónica Europe, CFO O2 Plc, Global Simplification Director, leading Strategy & Business Development in Spain and serving on the Supervisory Board of Telefónica Germany.

Pilar began her career at J.P. Morgan. Pilar is currently a Non-Executive Director of Inditex S.A. and was previously a Non-Executive Director of Ferguson Plc.

Pilar completed a Bachelors of Finance at Comillas Pontifical University.

Congratulations to Pilar on her appointment, and best wishes from all at the BritishSpanish Society.