boards native_name_lang birth_place nationality native_name birth_date known_for article_title education name occupation
ola cabs cisco systems charles schwab uc berkeley hindi pachmarhi , madhya pradesh , india american अरुण सरीन 21 october 1954 former ceo of vodafone -lrb- 2003 - 2008 -rrb- arun sarin
 b.tech 1978 -rrb- uc berkeley mba -lrb- 1978 -rrb- haas school -lrb- of business 1975 -rrb- iit , kharagpur ms -lrb- arun sarin business executive
arun sarin

arun sarin -lrb- born 21 october 1954 -rrb- is an indian-born american executive .
sarin was the former ceo of the telecom giant - vodafone group plc , serving from 2003 till 2008 .
he was the driving force behind the vodafone 's strategic move into emerging markets - especially asia and africa ; through the purchases such as that of turkish operator telsim , and a controlling stake in hutchison essar in india .
until recently he was a senior advisor at the private equity firm kkr .
he also serves on the board of directors of ola cabs , cisco systems , charles schwab and blackhawk networks .
sarin , a naturalized american citizen and resident , received an honorary knighthood from the queen at buckingham palace on 10 march 2010 .
