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Sprint Appoints Nikesh Arora to Board of Directors [Kuwait News Agency](Kuwait News Agency Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sprint announced today that Nikesh Arora has joined the company's board of directors, bringing the total number of board members to nine. Mr. Arora has been chief executive officer of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. and vice chairman of SoftBank Corp. since Oct. 2014. "We're very fortunate to have Nikesh join the Sprint board at this important juncture," said Masayoshi Son, chairman of Sprint's board of directors. "His broad experience and executive leadership in leading edge technology companies will provide valuable insight and perspective to further Sprint's growth and overall competitiveness." Mr. Arora, age 46, served as the chief business officer and senior vice president of Google Inc. until Aug. 1, 2014. Since 2004 he held several executive positions at Google and served as Senior Advisor of Value Creation at Silver Lake Partners since 2007. He also served as the chief marketing officer and a member of the management board of T-Mobile Europe. Mr. Arora holds a MS degree from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University. He graduated from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. All KUNA right are reserved (c) 2014 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |