Vodafone appoints Microsoft's Pilar Lopez as new CFO
NEW DELHI: UK mobile broadband and internet provider
Vodafone
has appointed
Microsoft
's Pilar Lopez as chief financial officer (CFO)-designate, effective October 1, 2025.
Lopez's formal tenure as the new finance chief starts December 1, 2025, the telecom group said in a statement on Thursday.
Lopez succeeds Luka Mucic, who has decided to leave the company after a two-year tenure. During Mucic's tenure, the telecom company successfully closed the sale of its businesses in Spain and Italy, and won regulatory approval for the merger with 3UK to establish itself as the leading mobile operator in the UK.
'We drove our operational excellence agenda around customers, simplicity and growth with passion, materially stepping up investment in improved experiences for our customers and in our B2B capabilities, we commercialised our shared operations and much more - and it is starting to show in our results,' Mucic said in a statement on LinkedIn, adding that the company's finance organisation has contributed to the transformation journey.
'I am delighted that Pilar will be joining Vodafone in October. She has deep-rooted knowledge of both the telecoms and technology sectors, across a range of international leadership positions,' said Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle.
'I'm thrilled to be joining Vodafone at such an important time in the Group's transformation. I am excited to work with Margherita and the team as Vodafone continues to improve the service to its customers, further simplify operations across the Group, and deliver sustainable growth in free cash flow,' Lopez said.
Lopez has served in several senior roles at Microsoft, including chief operating officer (COO) for Western Europe, and more recently, leading the US tech giant's partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
She also spent 16 years with Spanish telecoms group Telefonica in various finance and senior leadership roles before joining Microsoft.
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