Vodafone announced today that CEO Balesh Sharma will be leaving Malta to take up the post of Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone’s operation in the Czech Republic with effect from November 1.
He will be succeeded by Amanda Nelson, commercial director of Vodafone The Netherlands.
Amanda NelsonMr Sharma started his assignment in Malta in February 2011. During this term the company consolidated its market share leadership and managed to improve financial performance despite adverse economic conditions and a very challenging market sector. It also underwent a change in organisational culture with the move to the new headquarters in SkyParks, Vodafone said.
“I feel extremely privileged to have led such a dynamic and passionate team at Vodafone Malta. We worked hard, thereby achieving such positive results, but we also learned how to do it with gusto. I’ll never forget when we did the Harlem Shake, went around Malta partying our way to Skyparks in an open top bus, or got to hang out with Lewis Hamilton!” said Mr.Sharma.
He added, “On a professional level, my experience here has been very enriching. On a personal level, living in Malta has been a sheer delight for me and my family. We will cherish the friendships and fond memories of Malta forever”.
Mrs Nelson comes with 15 years of experience with Vodafone Group plc. She joined the company in 1998 working in the central finance team during the period when Vodafone was expanding globally. Since then she has held various senior finance positions in New Zealand, Japan, UK and the Netherlands.
In 2009 she became Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Netherlands and was a key player in the management team that made the company the most successful mobile operator in that market. In 2012, she became a Commercial Director in the same company responsible for a market segment of two million customers and €1bn revenue.
Mrs Nelson is from the UK and has four children.