Vodafone Ireland chief Amanda Nelson: ‘We cannot imagine some of the things new technologies can enable’

From self-drive cars to remote surgery, Amanda Nelson believes the industry is on the cusp of technological transformation

Amanda Nelson, CEO of Vodafone Ireland, at their Grafton Street Store. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Fearghal O'Connor

If you had walked into the boardroom of Vodafone Ireland back in 2001 – the walls freshly painted red and white from Eircell purple – the latest cool handset, the Nokia 3310 perhaps, would have been prominently displayed as the star of the show.

“Phones were so trendy. I remember seeing somebody in a car in London back then talking into a shoe.