Mobile Phone Development (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
There’s an interesting article at MobileInternetTrends reporting on Arun Sarin’s challenge to the mobile industry to whittle down the number of operating systems currently supported for mobile phones. "We have 30 or 40 operating systems right now, if we had three or five operating systems, then that would be a good thing." While I can see [...]
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Arun Sarin, who often figured in global lists of most powerful business leaders. One of the most successful CEOs of British telecom giant Vodafone to don a new gear for trekking in Himalayas. There are speculation that he may get an offer from conglomerates like Tatas or a host of MNCs across the globe. After heading [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Oh dear. There's a nasty little ticking bomb Ben Verwaayen left his successor as chief executive at BT. At least Arun Sarin, former chief executive of Vodafone, had the good grace to get the bad news about revenue impairment in Spain out before he left, leaving his successor a reasonably clean slate.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
DEPUTY chief executive Vittorio Colao became the boss of Vodafone yesterday after taking on the role held by Arun Sarin for the past five years.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
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...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Arun Sarin, a controversial albeit one of the most successful CEOs of British telecom giant Vodafone, will hang his boots on Wednesday to don a new gear for trekking in the Himalayas.
Moco News (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
A final interview in the FT with Arun Sarin, who stepped down on Monday as Vodafone's CEO. The verdict? After five tough years helming the global carrier where at one point he was seen as "arrogant, prickly and out of touch", Sarin has emerged as the "bloodied victor," leaving behind a company that is certainly in a better position than when he started. But what may be even more interesting than Vodafone's...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
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.
FT.com (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
For a man who has come back from the near-dead, Arun Sarin looks in remarkable shape. Trim and muscular (he was a mean boxer in his youth), the 53-year-old executive...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
After seeing off powerful competitors from the boardroom to emerging markets in Africa and Asia, Vodafone's India-born chief executive Arun Sarin is facing a stiff challenge.
Mobile Phones Blog (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
When Vodafone’s Chief Executive Arun Sarin announced his departure from the mobile giant earlier this year, he must have been fairly confident of going out on a high after five successful years at the helm of the largest mobile company in the world. But, with only a few days to go until he leaves, a [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Arun Sarin is bowing out as Vodafone chief executive amid fresh questions over the company's future, with the European economic slowdown forcing him to cut revenue forecasts.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Arun Sarin insisted he was not going out on a low note as he explained the reasons behind Vodafone's surprise revenue warning. But it is clear that Vittorio Colao, who...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Arun Sarin insisted that he was not going out on a low note as he explained the reasons behind Vodafone's surprise revenue warning. But it is clear that Vittorio...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
ARUN Sarin's tenure of mobile phone giant Vodafone has ended on a sour note after the group's share price plunged yesterday as it became the latest victim of the credi
