Arun Sarin is the chief executive officer of the United Kingdom-based global mobile telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc.
Sarin started his professional career in 1978 as an environmental analyst for a Washington, DC, consulting firm. In 1981, he joined Natomas in California as a corporate development manager.
Arun Sarin entered telecom industry in 1984, when he joined Pacific Telesis Group in San Francisco. At Pacific Telesis Group, Arun worked closely with Sam Ginn, the legendary telecommunications entrepreneur.
He worked with Pacific Telesis in various professional and executive positions for 10 years, and was later appointed vice president of corporate strategy.
Image: Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin. | Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images
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