The Independent reports that Arora, who is nearly 40, was recruited by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in an interview conducted among the artefacts of the British Museum.
SoftBank's Founder-Chairman Masayoshi Son has had strong lieutenants in the past who have faded from view in no time.
Nikesh Arora is one of the highest-paid business leaders globally.
On Thursday, Google announced the surprise departure of its veteran business chief Nikesh Arora, who will become Vice Chairman of SoftBank Corp.
Nikesh Arora is indeed paid a lot, networks hard, and has made some punchy bets.
Nikesh Arora, Google's global sales boss, is the top earning Indian at the global search giant.
Internet search giant Google's India-born Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora will receive a bonus of $3.5 million, the highest amount paid to a top executive at the company for performance in fiscal year 2013.
Nikesh Arora has an engineering degree in electronics and worked for a brief period at Wipro, selling computers.
Experts believe more efforts would be needed in future funding rounds.
Nikesh Arora patiently answered all questions and responded to remarks and observations.
Arora had received certain Google stock options and stock units in April this year which were scheduled to vest on April 25, 2015.
Arora started off his career at Wipro.
A group of investors of Japanese mobile giant SoftBank has sought probe and possible sacking of its India-born COO Nikesh Arora over potential conflicts of interest tied to his role as an adviser to a private equity firm.
Arora's appointment brings no real transfer of power, says Una Galani.
Under Nikesh Arora's leadership, SoftBank has made several investments in India in a short span.
Last year, SoftBank, which has invested in e-commerce firm Snapdeal and Taxi aggregartor Ola) had announced to invest nearly $10 billion (around Rs 60,000 crore) in India over the next few years.
People in India haven't seen what happens if the environment gets sour, the Softbank vice-chairman said.
In an earlier tweet Arora who recently left Google to join SoftBank Corp and is now its President said, "Brilliant guy, clear thinker, gets things done and a wonderful person at that.
Arora was hired in July to run a newly created unit called SoftBank Internet and Media Inc.
People move from investment banking to growth equity or from venture capital to growth equity or entrepreneurship, depending on what's attractive at different points of life.
With Nikesh Arora's exit from Softbank, India's start-ups have lost one of its biggest supporters.
Arora will resign less than two years since he joined the Japanese Internet conglomerate
According to a list of UK's 100 most powerful people in technology and telecom sector, published today by the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sarin won the top slot. Nikesh Arora, internet search giant Google's Indian-origin president for Europe, Mid-East and Africa, is ranked fourth.
In July, Google announced plans to launch its own operating system for personal computers. The planned open source 'Google Chrome Operating System' is expected to be available in the second half of 2010.
Nikesh Arora becoming successor of Masayoshi Son at Softbank yet again shows Indians are being preferred for global roles at multinational firms.
Start-ups that did not have a business model and, hence, could not grow or attract new funding, are shutting shop.
The cash-rich Japanese company made waves with its plans to grow outside its home base last year when it bought No. 3 US mobile carrier Sprint Corp for $21.6 billion.
15 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.
On his personal Google+ page, the 52-year old announced his plans.
SoftBank will pay 17 pounds in cash for each ARM share.
'Shape up or ship out' message has been loud and clear across the new-age companies in the stressed market conditions
The cost of luring buyers and sellers to its platform means the new funds won't last long.
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl said those who do not perform will have to leave.
Sequoia Capital might emerge as leading global investor in start-up space in the country, as funds from other sources dry up.
'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr Banga, should be true inspiration,' notes Sandeep Goyal.
While the redeployment of talent from companies that have shut down into other start-ups is a great move, some say the gesture is gaining more visibility than the actual companies
Fewer e-commerce companies hired candidates from B-schools this year.
With a new $100-billion technology fund, SoftBank is likely to go after market leaders.
Deal values have been falling steadily since May this year, when it touched a high of $851 million.
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