Apart from Purkis, Reidy and Lerne, all appointments are from within Vodafone
Three CEO Robert Finnegan has announced he is taking on a new role as Deputy Chairman of CK Hutchison Telecoms Group in Q2 of 2025. and will be Executive Chairman of Three Ireland and a Director of Vodafone/Three UK.
He said on social medai” I have been extremely lucky to work alongside such talented and hard-working people over the course of my time at Three, and I am very grateful to each and every person for making my time as CEO of both companies so enjoyable and successful”.
Robert Finnegan” new role as Deputy Chairman of CK Hutchison Telecoms Group
The appointments followed a robust selection process and were approved by the merged company’s Governance Board, with representatives of both Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison as shareholders of the future merged company.
The appointees will take up their new roles once the CMA process is fully complete and the new company is created, with the date of completion yet to be announced. Until then, all appointees will continue in their current roles at either Vodafone UK or Three UK, with both companies and teams continuing to operate separately until the merger is finalised.
The £15 billion deal, which will create the country’s largest mobile network operator with approximately 29 million customers. The merger is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025, with Vodafone owning 51 per cent of the combined entity and CK Hutchison Holdings’ Three holding the remaining 49 per cent.
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The CMA’s approval is contingent upon Vodafone and Three fulfilling specific legally binding commitments designed to protect consumers and maintain market competition. These commitments include: