Vodafone India Current Affairs, GK & News

Vodafone India appoints Naveen Chopra as new COO

February 10, 2015

Vodafone India has appointed Naveen Chopra as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to this appointment, Chopra was Director of Vodafone Business Services (VBS). He will succeed Sunil Sood, who earlier was elevated to post of CEO in the company. His appointment will come into effect from April 1, 2015. Naveen Chopra had joined Vodafone in ..

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Vodafone appoints Sunil Sood as India CEO

January 23, 2015

Vodafone has appointed Sunil Sood as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its India operations. He will be first Indian CEO of Vodafone. He will replace Martin Pieters will step down on 1 April 2015. Presently, he is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company Martin Pieters was the longest serving CEO of a telecom ..

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Airtel, Vodafone hurriedly allocated excess spectrum, Rs 508 cr loss to exchequer: CBI

July 31, 2012

As per Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), current telecom operators Bharti Airtel (earlier known as Bharti Cellular) and Vodafone India (earlier known as Hutchison Max & Sterling Cellular) were sold additional spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz, up to 10 MHz, in unnecessary hurry in January 2002. As per its report of the then communication minister Pramod ..

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Piramal acquires 5.5% in Vodafone

November 4, 2011

Recently, Ajay Piramal of Piramal Healthcare has purchased 5.5% stake in India’s third largest mobile service provider Vodafone Essar for Rs 2900 crore, or $640 million. Piramal Healthcare struck the deal at a discount valuing British telecom giant Vodafone’s India unit at Rs 52,000 crore ($11.6 billion). With this, Vodafone has now complied with regulations ..

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