Chris Benfield is Head of Data and Analytics Engineering at Vodafone, responsible for supporting Vodafone’s migration to Google Cloud, including the core data platform, large‑scale data movement, and the adoption of data quality and control tooling. He leads the delivery of modern, cloud‑native data engineering capabilities that accelerate business value across Vodafone’s global data estate. Chris holds Group‑wide accountability for advancing Vodafone’s data management and data governance agenda, shaping enterprise data strategy to ensure data is trusted, well‑controlled, and fit for commercial, operational, and regulatory use.