LONDON, UK: Vodafone Group announced that Deborah Kerr will be appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2022.
Deborah Kerr is a growth-oriented technology executive with a track record of successfully transforming global enterprise software and service companies across various industries. She has held board and executive leadership roles with both private equity-owned and publicly traded companies, where she has worked across all stages of growth and value creation, including complex digital transformations.
She currently serves as a Managing Director of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Deborah held senior executive roles at Sabre, the travel technology company, Fair Isaac (FICO), the data analytics business, and Hewlett-Packard, where she was Chief Technology Officer for HP’s Enterprise Services operations. She began her career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Deborah Kerr is currently a non-executive director at NetApp, the hybrid cloud data services and data management company, and Chico’s, the U.S. omni-channel retailer. Until recently, she was a non-executive director of EXL, the business process solutions company. Deborah has also held non-executive roles at International Airline Group (IAG), the airline conglomerate, DH, a global fintech solutions and service provider, and Mitchell International, a privately owned global technology business.
Jean-François van Boxmeer, Chairman of Vodafone, said: “I am delighted that Deborah will be joining Vodafone’s Board. She brings a wealth of technology expertise across a range of sectors, as well as extensive non-executive board experience. As Vodafone continues its evolution into a technology communications company, Deborah’s knowledge and strategic insights on the technology market will be an excellent addition to our Board discussions.”
Deborah Kerr commented: “It is an honour to be invited to join the Board of Vodafone. The critical value of technology and telecoms in our daily lives has been sharply put into focus as a result of the global pandemic. I am greatly looking forward to working with Jean-Francois and the board to support Nick and the executive team to successfully drive forward the strategy.”