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	CNN.com - Gent hangs up as Vodafone boss - Dec. 18, 2002
		Chris Gent says he plans to step down as chief executive of Europe's biggest mobile phone company Vodafone next July.
		Gent masterminded the audacious $178 billion acquisition of Mannesmann but was criticised for the £10 million bonus he received for winning the hostile battle to control the German mobile phone giant.
		Gent's acquisition spree has created a company with more than 100 million customers in 28 countries and is now worth £75 billion.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/12/18/gent (512 words)

	RTE Business - Vodafone's Gent leaves with plaudits
		Outgoing Vodafone boss Chris Gent received a standing ovation from shareholders today as he stepped down from the firm he turned into one of the biggest companies in the world.
		Gent, who retires with a pension pot worth more than £10m, handed over the reins at the company's annual general meeting today after six and a half years in the job.
		Gent's successor, Arun Sarin, described him as a 'visionary leader' and chairman Lord MacLaurin announced that Gent was to be made life president of the group.
	www.rte.ie /business/2003/0730/vodafone.html (187 words)

	Vodafone Embarks On Charm Offensive - 11/29/1999 - Wireless Week - CA3311 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gent has strategically deployed his generals to the world's financial capitals to meet with crucial investors to ensure Vodafone's bid is well-supported, while he issues reassuring sounds about "job security" and "continued growth" to German trade unionists and workers.
		Gent clearly is taking the biggest gamble in his career, but if he succeeds, he will be prepared for early deployment of a third-generation, global multimedia juggernaut.
		Gent makes a compelling case for the business and financial logic of the geographic synergies of Vodafone and Mannesmann, one that investors will be hard put to gainsay.
	www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA3311.html (761 words)

	Chris Gent, King of the Web?
		When Chris Gent began the fight for Mannesmann on Nov. 14, Vodafone was already the world's largest mobile-phone company.
		Gent himself is paying an eye-popping $9,000 per customer in his bid for Mannesmann, more than twice what Deutsche Telekom paid for British Carrier One 2 One last fall.
		Gent, after all, has the global reach to hammer out tough agreements with Web powers, relegating them to the margins of his portal.
	www.businessweek.com /2000/00_07/b3668090.htm (639 words)

	Cellphone call seals Vodafone deal
		Gent was at the British mobile phone firm's headquarters in Newbury, near London, late on Friday when he got the news that AirTouch had accepted Vodafone's $66.5 billion offer.
		Gent has good reason to be happy, having managedto lure AirTouch away from Bell Atlantic, which made the first move two weeks ago by offering a reported $45 billion for AirTouch.
		Gent said Vodafone managed to top a last minute comeback from Bell on Thursday night by increasing its offer to $97 per share in stock and cash from $94.
	www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19990119/01955035.html (509 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Archive Search
		Mr Gent, always decked out in his customary red-rimmed glasses and braces, is acknowledged as the true architect of Vodafone.
		Mr Gent was paid a £10m bonus for the successful takeover of German mobile rival Mannesmann, a payment that caused untold investor rebellion.
		Before he found his feet as a businessman, Mr Gent had been a leader of the Young Conservatives and many thought he would go on to be a career politician and eventually lead the Tory party.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,4210793,00.html (401 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Gent
		However, since your gent is a senior (over 62 years old), different rules apply, and a family member is only required to live in the apartment for one year...
		Gent reports someone stole his car that doesn’t run; neighbor reports seeing a man looking at the car and later seeing a tow truck in the alley, 3000 block...
		Hayden, ever the gent, would not be drawn later on the validity of the lbw decision, perhaps conscious of the fact that at least four others had gone...
	nametraq.com /genealogy_jan04/G/Gent.shtml (2669 words)

	Vodafone reveals pay, perks for CEO Arun Sarin, former CEO Chris Gent - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gent, who was recently taken on by GlaxoSmithKline PLC as non-executive chairman, was rewarded to the tune of 1.536 mln stg in the company's last financial year, according to the latest remuneration report.
		Gent, who has ceased to work for Vodafone but has been given the honorary title of Life President, was taken on as an adviser after his retirement to "enable a smooth transition" through the early stages of Sarin's tenure.
		Gent received a total of 429,000 stg from incentive schemes in the March 31 to July 30 period, but ceased to receive any benefits through either the long- or short-term plans after his retirement as CEO July 30.
	www.forbes.com /technology/feeds/wireless/2004/06/10/wirelessafx_2004_06_10_AFU_4409-2793-MGT.ERN.GBR.TEL..html (770 words)

	Chris Gent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chris Gent was the CEO of Vodafone, a British cell-phone company.
		He is now Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company.
		— Chris Gent in reference to a Vodafone annual report which included a record US $19.8 billion loss (year unknown).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chris_Gent (85 words)

	Interview with Chris Gent, Vodafone AirTouch Plc.: TWST
		CHRIS GENT is the Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone AirTouch Plc (NYSE:VOD).
		Gent: In mobile telephony, which is where we focus our activities, approximately a quarter of the population in most of the sophisticated markets have adopted cellular.
		Gent: In terms of competitive advantage, in most of the markets we operate in, because of the speed with which we've accelerated growth, the way we've managed and stimulated usage, and our focus on costs, we tend to be market leaders with lowest cost infrastructure to support our customers.
	www.twst.com /notes/articles/haf102.html (1111 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Vodafone boss may get £5m send-off
		And Sir Chris is likely to keep investors happy when he unveils his final set of financial results on Tuesday.
		"Chris Gent was very acquisitive, and the perception is that the new man will be more operationally focused," said Mr Grindell.
		Sir Chris transformed Vodafone from a small British operator into a global giant through a wave of buy-outs, culminating in the 180bn euro takeover of Germany's Mannesman three years ago.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/business/2939080.stm (828 words)

	Gent
		He is a prominent figure in the world of wireless communications, well known for his ability to formulate an ambitious strategy and to achieve it.
		Christopher Gent was born in Beckenham and educated at Archbishop Tennison Grammar School.
		Mr Gent told a press conference in Dusseldorf as he launched his bid for Mannesmann, "I am not a ruthless shark." Indeed, his private life and enthusiasm for sport shows a different side to his nature, but the phenomenal success of Vodafone stands as testimony to his ability as a business leader.
	www.brunel.ac.uk /news/universitynews/2000/gent (714 words)

	Observer \| Reality check for ultimate dealmaker
		As always, Gent knows how to talk up a good story: 'You have to remember that the Japanese telephone companies were given their third generation [3G] mobile licences; they did not have to bid billions in auctions like their counterparts in Europe.
		Gent is hoping that GPRS, an intermediate technology that will precede fully fledged 3G services, will be popular with consumers this Christmas.
		Gent now gets into his stride: 'Four years ago, we said that we could become the global leader in this field and that there would be tremendous benefit to a company that produced a consistent service to customers as they moved internationally - and remember, those who spend most money are the international customers.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4262657-102271,00.html (1311 words)

	Gent Turns Vodafone To Gold - 11/20/2000 - Wireless Week - CA51324 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gent's recent machinations, from the Mannesmann war to pacts with Bell Atlantic and China Mobile, have been turning green wireless space into a golden harvest.
		Gent expects significant improvements in the percentage growth figures for both operating profit and EBITDA-earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization-in the group's full-year figures.
		With its recent high performance, though, Gent's Vodafone may be in for a somewhat less bumpy ride than many telecom stocks.
	www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA51324.html (548 words)

	CNN.com - Vodafone pays CEO $3.6 million - June 19, 2002
		Gent's £1.6-million bonus, or 1.76 million additional shares, was granted at the height of the telecom boom, when it struck a deal to buy Germany's Mannesmann for $178 billion.
		At the times the pay-out was worth about £10 million, of which Gent has already received £5 million in cash.
		In an attempt to deflect criticism, Vodafone also unveiled a new incentive scheme based on new performance targets and insisted Gent was still paid less on average than the heads of large European companies who earned between £3.4 million and £9.3 million.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/06/19/vodafone (343 words)

	Backlash Rife As Mannesmann Mounts Own Semantic Offensive - 12/13/1999 - Wireless Week - CA3208 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LONDON-Though Chris Gent, the Vodafone AirTouch plc chief executive, may still be getting a busy signal from Mannesmann CEO Klaus Esser's Dusseldorf office, the latter's shareholders seem to receiving Gent's message.
		Gent has wisely kept his phone lines open to the call from Dusseldorf, a gesture which is charming the agnostics and skeptics alike.
		Gent has added a deft bit of spin, saying that Esser should be listening to his own shareholders as well as preaching to them.
	www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA3208.html?spacedesc= (739 words)

	Gent Receives International Distinguished Leadership Award
		Gent, corporate communications manager for Kissimmee Utility Authority, is a 1994 graduate of Leadership Osceola County.
		Gent has served on the Leadership Osceola County steering committee for the past 10 years, including one year as chairman.
		Gent is a Florida native and holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Central Florida.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/5/prweb235266.php (413 words)

	THE DEAL HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD / Vodafone's takeover of AirTouch will create global wireless powerhouse
		On a visit to San Francisco this week, Chris Gent, who is on the verge of running the world's largest wireless company, forgot his cell phone.
		Gent wants to achieve this by pushing the United States toward a ``calling party pays'' system, where the person making the call to a cell phone -- not the cell phone user -- is charged for the call.
		Gent denied speculation that he would sell AirTouch's U.S. operations and said he is committed to putting up a good fight in the United States.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/05/22/BU98682.DTL (1169 words)

	Leaders - telecoms - Chris Gent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gent failed to realise any of his political ambitions because he was an unfashionably left wing member of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party in the early 1980s.
		Gent is said to be relaxed and to lead from the front, but is able to put himself in the other person's shoes and think through what they want out of a deal.
		Gent was watching a cricket Test match and put off returning the call until the end of the passage of play that was in progress.
	www.justpeople.com /ContentNew/People/Leaders/leaderdb/ChrisGent.asp (1006 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Vodafone chief's cheerful farewell
		Vodafone's outgoing chief executive Sir Chris Gent is set to put a smile on investors' faces when he unveils his final set of financial results next week.
		Sir Chris, who steps down in July after six years in the top job, is expected on Tuesday to announce a surge in pre-tax profits, and predict that the firm's performance will remain buoyant in the months ahead.
		Most of Vodafone's rivals have in recent months thrown in the towel and slashed the value of their 3G licences, acknowledging that their cost will probably never be covered by revenues from the new technology.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/2932596.stm (742 words)

	Beware GPRS hype says Gent
		After the consumer disappointment with WAP, Gent cautions that the next wave of mobile services should not be built up too much.
		Gent says Vodafone's 3G offering and subsidies will initially concentrate on heavier users and corporate customers, as 2.5G GPRS services might well deliver most of what pre-paid and lighter users want.
		Chris Gent, chief executive, said: "We happen to be behind an Italian racing team that is red with a German driver.
	www.mwee.com /printableArticle?articleID=17301150 (482 words)

	Gent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gent is the man who oversaw all the activity...
		Gent has had a vision of a wireless world ever...
		Gent (fransk:Gand, engelsk:Ghent) er en bykommune i den belgiske provinsen Øst-Flandern.
	encyklopedi.com /Gent (309 words)

	Vodafone CEO Chris Gent Nets £1.6 Million Bonus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Europe's largest mobile phone company Vodafone revealed that it paid CEO Chris Gent a total of £2.42 million ($3.6 million) in a year in which it accumulated a massive pre-tax loss of £13.5 billion, according to the company's annual report released Wednesday (6/19).
		Gent also received a bonus issue of Vodafone stock worth around £1.6 billion, under a much-criticised scheme relating to the company's takeover of Mannesman in Germany in 2000.
		Gent had already received half of the bonus, which was worth around £10 million at the height of the telecoms boom.
	www.kagan.com /archive/kagan/2002/06/19/20020619vodafone.shtml (568 words)

	Disney Eyes Eisner's IPO Buy; Vodaphone's Gent To Bow Out. - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gent will step down in July 2003 and be replaced by Arun Sarin, head of U.S.-based Accel-KKR Telecom.
		"Chris Gent will go down in history as one of the great chief executives this country has ever seen," he told BBC Radio.
		Gent, 54, took the helm in January 1997, when the company's market value stood at about 7.5 billion pounds ($12 billion).
	www.forbes.com /home/2002/12/18/1218facesam.html (909 words)

	Rollercoaster Review « dwlt.thinksOutLoud
		Rollercoaster: The Turbulent Life and Times of Chris Gent and Vodafone is, tellingly, a book that doesn't have any descriptions on the Amazon site, and the back of the book is covered with quotes for the author's previous book (about Napster).
		The author makes such a big show about the fact that he asked Chris Gent a question at a press conference once that it made me wonder if he'd actually ever interviewed anyone else for the book.
		The conference that day is about how Vodafone had turned around their business from the previous 6 months (when they'd issued a GBP 13 billion loss), and now they had a really good set of figures.
	dwlt.net /archives/2004/03/08/RollercoasterReview (478 words)

	FPRA Honors Gent with Bob Davis Award
		Chris M. Gent, manager of corporate communications for Kissimmee Utility Authority, is the recipient of the chapter's 2004 Bob Davis Award for outstanding contributions to the public relations profession.
		The award is presented annually to an individual for his or her "behind the scenes" volunteer efforts that go largely unnoticed by chapter members and are not recognized by other awards programs.
		Gent currently serves on FPRA's executive committee as the statewide vice president of public relations.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/9/emw157594.htm (392 words)

	Gent to step down as Vodafone boss
		Vodafone boss Sir Chris Gent is to leave the company next year.
		"Chris has contributed a huge amount of time and energy to the company and it is a testament to his achievements that Vodafone is now positioned as the global leader in mobile telecommunications," said Lord MacLaurin in a statement.
		The many acquisitions Gent made during his tenure, including AirTouch in the US and Mannesmann in Germany, propelled Vodafone to become the world's biggest mobile operator and earned Gent a knighthood.
	www.vnunet.com /articles/print/2121092 (237 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Sponsors > Vodafone
		Gent embarked on an audacious program to expand.
		His first move was to merge the company with the US mobile telephone company AirTouch and less then a year later Gent struck again taking over the giant German Mannesmann engineering empire - owner of a variety of telecommunications companies, including D2 and Orange, in a huge hostile takeover bid.
		Gent has continued his expansion by selling a stake which the company owned in France Telecom and buying a 15% shareholding in Japan Telecom and Vodafone AirTouch is now the world's leading mobile telephone operator.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/spon-045.html (386 words)

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