Vodafone Sarin’s last chance

Arun Sarin’s decision to sell Vodafone’s poorly performing Japanese business to Softbank has bought the mobile giant’s chief executive breathing space. That - and the hint that Vodafone will disgorge most of the disposal proceeds via a special dividend - has put some fire under its stock. But the sniping over Sarin’s leadership hasn’t gone away. Weekend reports that Sir Christopher Gent, his predecessor, was tempted to vote against his re-election last year and that Lord McLaurin, the outgoing ...