WHEN Vodafone named Margherita Della Valle as chief executive officer (CEO) last month, investors adopted a wait-and-see approach to whether the company veteran was the right person to jolt it out of a deep malaise.
Within weeks, Della Valle gave them a stark assessment of the problems Vodafone faces. The reaction has been brutal, with the company’s shares sliding to 20-year lows.
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