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Moco News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ) CEO Vittorio Colao has made his first new changes to the global network operator since the July departure of Arun Sarin. Vodafone has appointed a new chief executive for Europe and has split its growing emerging markets unit into two divisions, the company said today. Michel Combes, currently chairman and CEO of France's TDF group, the private equity backed French operator of...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Speed is of the essence, according to the new chief executive of Vodafone, as the mobile phone company battles with the growing impact of economic uncertainty in its core European markets. Vittorio Colao, who took over from Arun Sarin following Vodafone's annual meeting yesterday, said the company may also need to increase the number of cheap-rate deals it offers in order to attract and retain European...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
On his last day as the CEO of telecom firm Vodafone, Arun Sarin got a back-handed compliment when he was asked to pacify agitated Indian-origin shareholders who wanted to know if he was being pushed out of the company.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
It's not the valediction Arun Sarin would have wanted. Having won plaudits for expanding Vodafone's empire beyond its European heartland, that core market has come back to bite him just as he prepares to step down.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Arun Sarin, the chief executive of Vodafone, is staying busy to the last. He's quitting as chief executive next month but that hasn't stopped him tying up the deal for Verizon Wireless, in which Vodafone owns a 45 per cent stake, to buy Alltel in a merger which will enable Verizon to leapfrog AT&T to become the largest mobile company in the US.
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TheBizofCoding (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Here is a perfect example of a leader who knows that the right time to move on is to leave on a high note! Arun Sarin, is stepping down as Vodafone's CEO after 5 years at the job, while his tenure has now seen record profits at Voda (VOD) and successful entry in hi-growth markets like India. The Telegraph notes that during Sarin's tenure "Vodafone's customer base has jumped from 100m to 252m under...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Arun Sarin might have been forgiven a sly dig or two at some of his most long-standing adversaries yesterday. Having endured some torrid times during his five years at the helm of Vodafone – including a full-scale shareholder revolt over his reappointment as chief executive three years ago – he now looks to have pulled off that rarest of feats, announcing his intention to walk away while at the top...
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Arun Sarin's impeccably timed resignation, when he's on top with Vodafone firing on all engines, has given him a stature few Indian honchos can equal.
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
He was forced to retreat from the US and Japan, desperately sought growth opportunities in emerging economies, but finally, it was his home country that bailed out Arun Sarin.
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
When Arun Sarin finally managed to buy out Hutchison's stake, many felt he had done the impossible. Competitors, investment bankers and spin doctors in the corridors of powers feel it was nothing short of a coup.
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Business Times Asiaone (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
(LONDON) Vodafone Group plc chief executive officer Arun Sarin will step down and be replaced by his deputy Vittorio Colao after the world's largest mobile-phone company reported a record profit of £6.66 billion (S$17.9 billion).
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ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Could the return to profitability by the world's largest mobile phone company boost global telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Vodaphone (VOD) delivered a return to full-year profitability, but at the same time, CEO Arun Sarin announced his resignation. He had...
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Vodafone said CEO Arun Sarin will step down and will be succeeded by his deputy, Vittorio Colao, as head of the world's largest wireless operator. The company posted a $13.28 billion fiscal-year profit.
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Business Week (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Having guided the telco to improved sales, double its global customer base, and a presence in India, Arun Sarin plans to retire
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Moco News (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ) chief Arun Sarin is exiting on a high note. The global telecom firm reported full-year profits of £6.66 billion ($13.2 billion), compared with a loss of £5.43 billion ($10.8 billion) a year earlier. Revenues rose 14.1 percent to £35.3 billion ($69.9 billion), boosted in part by emerging markets. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) climbed to...
