Changes @ VodaFone

Arun Sarin is stepping down as head cheese at Voda, effective July. Vittorio Colao will be the successor to Arun. It will be interesting to see if this change of leadership makes any changes to the Verizon Wireless - Voda relationship. –

Vodafone Group Plc will say goodbye to its fearless leader. After five years as CEO, Arun Sarin is retiring at the end of July. Vittorio Colao will take his place; Colao has been with Vodafone for almost two years, coming on as head of the carrier’s European business.

During Sarin’s stint with Vodafone he oversaw the acquisition of Hutchison Essar in India, the largest foreign investment made in the country, and expanded Vodafone into emerging markets including Romania, Czech Republic and Turkey.

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