ARUN Sarin joins Aricent as a Board Member

Aricent has appointed Arun Sarin on its Board of Directors. Sarin is currently a senior advisor at KKR and prior to that served as chief executive officer of mobile telecommunications leader Vodafone Group, PLC.

“Arun's intimate knowledge of the challenges operators face to deliver innovative subscriber experiences in the face of unprecedented technology complexity will provide invaluable insights to Aricent,” said Sudip Nandy, Chief Executive Officer at Aricent. "Our integrated strategy, design and development approach to innovation is unmatched today in the industry, and we are fortunate to have Arun join our Board at a time when our operator engagements are ramping globally." 

Sarin's career began in 1984 at Pacific Telesis Group (PTG), where he pioneered the expansion of the mobile communications industry by acquiring numerous domestic and international cellular licences. He held several senior roles at PTG over the next decade. In 1994, he led the review and recommendation for the spinoff of the wireless businesses from PTG, which became AirTouch Communications. Subsequently, he was appointed President & COO of AirTouch in 1997. With the 1999 merger of Vodafone and AirTouch, Sarin became CEO of Vodafone's US/Asia- Pacific region. He left Vodafone in 2000 and rejoined as Chief Executive Officer in 2003.