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Market Cap:$120.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$51.0B
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Vodafone Group Plc is the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States through the Company's subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures, associated undertakings and investments. The Group's mobile subsidiaries operate under the brand name 'Vodafone'. In the United States the Group's associated undertaking operates as Verizon Wireless. During the last two financial years, the Group has also entered into arrangements with network operators in countries where the Group does not hold an equity stake. Under the terms of these Partner Network Agreements, the Group and its partner networks co-operate in the development and marketing of global services under dual brand logos.
Number of Employees 61,672
Contact Information
Vodafone House
The Connection
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 2FN
+44 (0) 1635 33251
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NAICS Code Offices of Other Holding Companies: 551112
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Approached Ex-Vodafone Chief Arun Sarin
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- 2008-12-15
Arun Sarin's name is being floated again, this time for a job at private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Last week, reports surfaced that the ex-Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) chief executive, who left the telecoms giant in July, was being considered for the role of ceo of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO)....
Arun Sarin says Vodafone's rivals had tried to thwart its deal
- 2007-07-13
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has alleged that India's regulatory bureaucracy had attempted to thwart his firm's $11 billion acquisition of Hutchison Essar. He advocated the need for transparency in the merger approval procedure of the country. Mr. Sarin said tVodafone CEO Arun Sarin has alleged that India's regulatory bureaucracy had...
Vodafone aims to become India's number one mobile service provider in three years
- 2007-03-23
Arun Sarin, CEO of UK-based Vodafone, the largest mobile services provider in the world, said that his company could become India's largest mobile service provider in around three years. Sarin told the Business Standard that Hutch-Essar, which would soon Arun Sarin, CEO of UK-based Vodafone, the largest mobile services provider...
Vodafone, Essar to sign shareholders' pact today.
- 2007-03-16
Mar. 16--NEW DELHI -- After a month of intense negotiations, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin and the Ruias are set to ink a new shareholder agreement in New Delhi on Thursday for operating India's fourth largest telecom company Hutchison Essar HEL. The dea Mar. 16--NEW DELHI --...
Dialling Into India Vodafone's Arun Sarin got into an expensive bidding war and emerged a winner. Now, he must get into a fiercely competitive market and prove that he can take Hutch-Essar from #4 to #1.
- 2007-03-11
On the night of February 13, when Arun Sarin, the CEO of UK's Vodafone, landed in Delhi, the media went berserk. TV journalists turned delirious cheerleaders, mobbing the 52-year-old head of the world's largest mobile telecoms company as if it was the homOn the night of February 13, when Arun...
The road's still laden with hurdles for Vodafone CEO.
- 2007-02-22
Feb. 22--MUMBAI, India -- Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin will clearly have to struggle with more issues than the nuances of the new shareholders agreement with the Ruias. Hutchison Telecommunications International HTIL and the Essar Group have referred th Feb. 22--MUMBAI, India -- Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin...
Vodafone will not go over the top for stake in Hutch
- 2007-02-02
Vodafone, engaged in the battle for control of India-based Hutch-Essar HEL, has said that it would not "go over the top" in the bidding process. Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has stated that the firm would place its bid soon. Vodafone will be competVodafone, engaged in the battle for control of...
Vodafone to place Hutch bid in a few weeks: Sarin.
- 2007-01-11
Jan. 11--NEW DELHI -- Vodafone Group Plc's chief executive officer Arun Sarin on Wednesday said the UK-based communication major would place a bid for India's fourth largest telecom company, Hutchison Essar, within "some weeks". Jan. 11--NEW DELHI -- Vodafone Group Plc's chief executive ...
Vodafone about-turn on fixed-line service.
- 2006-09-15
Less than a year ago, Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin was still insisting that fixed-line communications were a "legacy asset". So this week's announcement that the company will launch fixed-line internet services in the UK confirms a r Less than a year ago, Vodafone chief executive...
Sarin gets a message.
- 2006-07-28
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has survived a shareholder backlash, but has been sent a stern message about raising his game. In a week of drama for the head of the mobile phone giant, he was re-elected as a director at its annual meeting, but f ...
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| Volume | 9,102,808 |
| Shares Outstanding | 5.2B |
| Market Cap | 120.2B |
| Year High | 24.040 |
| Year Low | 15.46 |
| Earnings Per Share | 1.00 |
| P/E Ratio | 22.85 |
| Dividend | 1.2911 |
| Yield | 5.65 |
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