SoftBank Founder's Heir Apparent Nikesh Arora To Quit

Tokyo: SoftBank Group Corp president Nikesh Arora, the former Google executive handpicked by the Japanese company's founder as his successor, is to step down on Wednesday. SoftBank cited differences between Mr Arora and Masayoshi Son over when Mr Arora would replace him as head of the group. Mr Son is currently chairman and chief executive. Mr Arora wanted to begin the handover process in a few years' time, while Mr Son planned to ...