Vodafone Group Plc named Heineken NV Chief Executive Officer Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer as its new chairman after more than a year of searching.
Van Boxmeer’s departure from Heineken was announced several months ago. He will leave the world’s second-biggest brewer in June and take over at the international wireless carrier on Nov. 3 from Gerard Kleisterlee, the former Philips Electronics NV boss who has spent nine years in the role and will now leave the board.
