"As Director of Device Ops, Product & Innovation at Vodafone UK, Kate Beaumont is spearheading change for a business that is at an exciting juncture in its growth story. Joining the business back in 2020 Kate has launched market leading product and services by ensuring customer experience is central to product delivery. Kate is a firm believer in the power of collaboration to drive success, and is passionate about developing teams to maximise their individual and collective potential.

In her time on the leadership team at Samsung UK and Ireland, Kate established the structural governance required to improve business performance, drive profitability and bring relevant and meaningful innovation to market. Playing a pivotal role in launching 5G in the UK market was a highlight in a series of successful product launches.

Kate thrives in rapidly changing environments with over 20 years’ experience in the global technology sector at Vodafone, Samsung, Deutsche Telekom & Spark NZ spanning a range of roles across the value chain including commercial strategy, operational transformation & development, delivery and launch of market leading products and services.

Throughout her career Kate's pushed boundaries and broken barriers for women in technology and at Vodafone she continues to pave the way, featuring on Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women list, and in Mobile Power 50's Most Influential People."