Nikesh Arora

SoftBank veteran Arora becomes a billionaire after another huge payday

Palo Alto Networks handed Arora a $125 million stock and options compensation package when he was hired in 2018

Top SoftBank exec ran smear campaigns against Nikesh Arora, Sama: Report

Misra planted negative stories against Nikesh Arora to damage his reputation in the company

Nikesh Arora: 'The highest paid executive' is back on a high

Fat pay packages aside, the 50-year-old electrical engineering graduate from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has been controversy's favourite child over the years

Ex-SoftBank COO Nikesh Arora awarded $128 mn to lead Palo Alto networks

Arora, who spent two years at SoftBank Group Corp. as founder Masayoshi Son's No. 2, became Japan's best-compensated public company executive in 2015

Former Google exec Nikesh Arora named CEO of Palo Alto Networks

Arora has replaced Mark McLaughlin, who will now serve the cybersecurity company as Vice Chairman

Arora's 2-yr tenure costs SoftBank $300 million

The Japanese tech firm booked 6.8 billion yen in expenses arising from Arora's resignation last month

Nikesh Arora named SoftBank prez, likely to be Son's successor

The move comes as Son and SoftBank are battling to make their 2013 acquisition of US carrier Sprint Corp for more than $20 billion profitable

Nikesh Arora: Many twists and turns

Just when everybody thought that the Nikesh Arora-SoftBank saga was closed, the US SEC said it is looking into Arora's alleged conflicts of interest

Newsmaker: Nikesh Arora

He is best known for having been the highest paid employee at Google

Unwilling to wait for Son, Arora quits SoftBank

The decision by Nikesh Arora to leave SoftBank Group Corp. began last month during a conversation with founder Masayoshi Son. The two men were in California, preparing for the company's annual general meeting that took place today. One of the presentation slides showed Son's long-term plan to hand over control to his successor.Although it had never been made public to shareholders or employees, Arora and Son had discussed the chief executive officer giving up his post at 60, a birthday only 15 months away in August of next year. With the date fast approaching, 48-year-old Arora saw the slide and asked for clarity on what would happen."He had indicated to me this would happen when he turned 60," said Arora in an interview. "So, I asked him, 'Are you ready?"'Son wasn't. That conversation led to discussions that culminated on Tuesday in Arora's announcement that he was leaving as president with Son planning to remain at the helm for several more years. In the interview, Arora said he ques

Will Nikesh Arora follow other global Indian-origin CEOs to bet on India?

India continues to be high on the radar for global Indian-origin CXOs, after they move on from the high table in global corporate sweepstakes

Nikesh Arora: Outsmarted by a wily entrepreneur

SoftBank's Founder-Chairman Masayoshi Son has had strong lieutenants in the past who have faded from view in no time

After clean chit, Arora makes a clean break from SoftBank

Chairman & CEO Masayoshi Son's decision to continue for another 5-10 yrs prompts move

A rockstar's sudden exit from stardom

Investments matched only by Lee Fixel, annual package of more than two crore a day, Nikesh Arora rocked at his job

Sets a trend with Twitter resignation

For about four hours he patiently answered all questions and responded to remarks and observations

Arora, the ultimate salesman

Nikesh Arora, who resigned from SoftBank, would be on an advisory role with the company for another year

Nikesh Arora tweets he doesn't regret leaving SoftBank

Right after announcing his resignation, Arora replied to a series of tweets on his future plans and current state of mood

Newsmaker: Nikesh Arora

In 2013, Arora was the highest paid executive of Google with a package of Rs 345 crore

Nikesh Arora gets clean chit in probe for foul play in Oyo, Housing investments

Some SoftBank investors had alleged conflict of interest in Arora's decisions

Tim Cook-like pay for SoftBank's Nikesh Arora

Compensation makes him one of the top-paid executives in Japan