March 13, 2006

Vodafone's honorary president resigns

Vodafone's honorary life president Christopher Gent resigned, increasing speculation of a deep divide within the mobile carrier's board.

Gent said in a statement late Sunday that "if there is a 'whispering campaign' or 'conspiracy,' which I very much doubt, then I am not party to it."

He added that "when I was an executive at Vodafone, relationships within the company and at board level were characterized by openness and trust. We were mercifully free of company politics and blame culture."

In a separate statement Monday, however, the group's chairman Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth said, "I want to make it clear that I and the board are totally supportive of our chief executive, Arun Sarin, as he takes the company forward in changing and challenging times. Any other suggestion is completely untrue."

Copyright 2006 by United Press International

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