"At Vodafone our goal is to attract and retain the best talent. We recognise that we have an opportunity to make a significant improvement in the area of gender diversity, where we would like to ensure that our employee base is reflective of our global customer base at all levels of the organisation, including our Board of Directors.
We are particularly proud to be associated with the Professional Boards Forum, as the May 5th Forum will provide many companies and chairmen the opportunity to be connected with a fresh pool of candidates for non-executive directorships: highly skilled and capable women.
This Forum will enable chairmen to experience what these women can bring to their Boards, particularly those whose Boards have low female representation. I believe firmly that it is in Vodafone's interest, and in the interest of UK business, to build Boards which are rich in diversity and experience and that events like this will help us to achieve just that."