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Arun Sarin | |
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| Born | 21 October 1954 Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Education | B.Tech. (1975) IIT, Kharagpur MS (1978) UC Berkeley MBA (1978) Haas School of Business |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Former CEO of Vodafone (2003 - 2008) |
| Predecessor | Sir Christopher Gent |
| Successor | Vittorio Colao |
| Board member of | Accenture Ola Cabs Charles Schwab Cerence UC Berkeley |
Arun Sarin (born 21 October 1954) is an Indian-American telecommunications executive.
Sarin was the former CEO of the telecom giant Vodafone, serving from 2003 until 2008. He drove the integration of Vodafone, Airtouch and Mannesman. He was also the driving force behind the Vodafone's strategic move into emerging markets, especially Asia and Africa, through the purchases of Turkish operator Telsim and a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar in India. He was a senior advisor at the private equity firm KKR. He also serves on the board of directors of Ola Electric , Charles Schwab and Accenture. He is currently Chairman of Cerence, a conversational AI public company.
Sarin received an honorary knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 10 March 2010.[1]
- ^ "Arun Sarin conferred Honorary knighthood". 5 February 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2015.