Vodafone UK CEO, Max Taylor, has announced a new leadership team to run the company following its £15 billion merger with Three UK, which is expected to complete in the coming months.

After receiving approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in December 2024, subject to legally binding commitments, and in anticipation of final deal completion, Taylor will become the CEO of the merged entity.

Darren Purkis will become CFO; Kelly Barlow, will head up strategy and portfolio; Clare Corkish, HR;Andrea Dona, networks; Nick Gliddon, business; Stephen Lerner, regulatory, government affairs and company secretary; Nicki Lyons, corporate affairs and sustainability; Stephen Reidy, IT; Jon Shaw, consumer operations; Rob Winterschladen, consumer; and Andy Yorston, legal, security, compliance and risk.

The appointments followed a robust selection process and were approved by the MergeCo governance board, with representatives of both Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison as shareholders of the future merged company. The general management team appointees will move into 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 Vodafone UK or Three UK, with both companies and teams continuing to operate separately.

Taylor said, “I would like to congratulate everyone on their new appointments. The new leadership team are all looking forward, following completion of our merger, to integrating and to deliver on our commitment to build the UK’s best network for our customers”.