Francesco Bianco is the Global Talent, Capabilities and Organisational Development Director at Vodafone and an alternate non-executive director in the Vodacom Group Board. Francesco has had a vast career in HR, spanning over 15 years. He originally joined Vodafone Italy in 2000 and has extended his career portfolio internationally in other Human Resources Director roles.

Francesco holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Law from Padova University and a Business Strategy Executive Program with Maastricht University. Francesco was appointed to the Vodacom Group Board as an alternate director to Mr Michael Joseph in January 2019 and also appointed as an alternate director to Ms Leanne Wood in July 2019.