Sarin named UK's most powerful in tech and telecom space
Having survived the boardroom rumpus, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has been named the most powerful businessman in UK's tech and telecom space. India Inc's hotshots
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LONDON: Having survived the boardroom rumpus and a slew of shareholder dissent and with a masterstroke-like entry into Indian market, British mobile giant Vodafone's India-born CEO Arun Sarin has been named the most powerful businessperson in the UK's technology and telecom industry.
According to a list of UK's 100 most powerful people in technology and telecom sector, published on Thursday by a newspaper, Sarin has come on the top. Besides, Nikesh Arora, internet search giant Google's Indian-origin President for Europe, Mid-East and Africa, is ranked fourth.
The daily is spotlighting UK's 1,000 most powerful in business and has divided it into 10 sectors. The lists of top 100 for each sector is being published in a span of two weeks.
So far the lists have been published for retail and food industries, energy and utilities, banking and insurance and technology and telecom, which was released on Thursday.
Besides Sarin and Arora, the tech and telecom list includes at least two other persons of Indian origin -- BT Group's Group Finance Director Hanif Lalani, ranked 22, and Colt Telecom CEO Rakesh Bhasin at 75th position.
Another person of Indian origin, Anshu Jain, has been named UK's third most powerful in banking and insurance. The 44-year old Jain, an economics graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, heads global markets division at German banking giant Deutsche Bank.
According to a list of UK's 100 most powerful people in technology and telecom sector, published on Thursday by a newspaper, Sarin has come on the top. Besides, Nikesh Arora, internet search giant Google's Indian-origin President for Europe, Mid-East and Africa, is ranked fourth.
The daily is spotlighting UK's 1,000 most powerful in business and has divided it into 10 sectors. The lists of top 100 for each sector is being published in a span of two weeks.
So far the lists have been published for retail and food industries, energy and utilities, banking and insurance and technology and telecom, which was released on Thursday.
Besides Sarin and Arora, the tech and telecom list includes at least two other persons of Indian origin -- BT Group's Group Finance Director Hanif Lalani, ranked 22, and Colt Telecom CEO Rakesh Bhasin at 75th position.
Another person of Indian origin, Anshu Jain, has been named UK's third most powerful in banking and insurance. The 44-year old Jain, an economics graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, heads global markets division at German banking giant Deutsche Bank.
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"Indian-born Jain, who does not speak German, has helped transform Deutsche Bank into a bond market powerhouse, generating more revenue from trading fixed income than any competitor except Goldman Sachs," the daily said.
The list of 100 most powerful bankers also includes at 49th position Viswas Raghvan, head of capital markets at global investment banking major JP Morgan.
While naming Vodafone's Sarin as the most powerful for tech and telecom sector, the daily said that "Indian-born Sarin survived a boardroom rumpus and a slew of shareholder dissent in 2006, but he made 2007 his year. The man in charge of the world's biggest mobile phone network finally persuaded investors that his strategy stacks up."
"Vodafone's move into India in February 2007 is starting to look like a masterstroke as rivals seek to emulate Sarin's emerging markets strategy to offset slowing growth in western Europe," it noted about the 53-year old telecom titan.
About Google's 40-year old Nikesh Arora, the daily noted that he is one of the US firm's most senior executives outside Silicon Valley.
"Arora joined the company after being interviewed by founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as he was wandering around the British Museum. He is responsible for Google's business across 28 offices with a team of more than 2,500 people."
"Arora was hired to help Google to mirror its American growth in other markets, Britain in particular. His success has seen US-educated Arora linked with several high-profile UK chief executive positions," the newspaper added.
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The daily would publish similar lists for media and entertainment, fund management, property, industry, pharma and healthcare and would conclude with "a look at the top business-related executives in the public sector" in coming days.
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