Nadia Benabdallah

Group Network Director at Vodafone Group

Nadia is the Group Network Director of Vodafone Group. She is part of the Senior Leadership Team that steers Vodafone’s paths towards success.

Nadia joined Vodafone in 1998 as Head of UMTS Development within the RF Engineering Department. In her current position since July 2016, she leads the organization with end to end accountability from strategy to delivery including all Europe operating companies, group platforms and the internal transport Network. Focus is on planning, designing, transforming and delivery of Network infrastructures and solutions for Vodafone Group with the aim of offering superior Customer experience and creating value for the shareholders. During her career she was among the start-upper in Omnitel Pronto Italia. She built Vodafone networks from 3G onwards, while consolidating all the engineering departments into one global team of 2,000+ people serving 12 countries.

She is married with two sons and she enjoys mountain walk trails. Nadia holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering – communication from The George Washington university. Prior to Omnitel Pronto Italia, she worked for LCC for Latin America Markets and Comsearch (Allen Telecom).