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Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone Holdings K.K. said Brian Clark (in file photo), chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC's Asia Pacific Region, was appointed June 23 as president and chief executive officer of the Japanese arm of the British mobile giant. Clark, a 55-year-old South African native, took over from Darryl Green for immediate effect. Clark also succeeded Green as president of Vodafone K.K., which operates under the umbrella of Vodafone Holdings.

J-Phone to launch 3G mobile service

J-Phone to launch 3G mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - J-Phone Co. President Darryl Green shows his firm's new third-generation (3G) mobile phone at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3. J-Phone, a mobile phone company affiliated with Britain's Vodafone Group PLC, will launch its 3G mobile phone service on Dec. 20, featuring globally used functions to allow users to make calls in 50 countries.

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone Holdings K.K. said Brian Clark (in file photo), chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC's Asia Pacific Region, was appointed June 23 as president and chief executive officer of the Japanese arm of the British mobile giant. Clark, a 55-year-old South African native, took over from Darryl Green for immediate effect. Clark also succeeded Green as president of Vodafone K.K., which operates under the umbrella of Vodafone Holdings. (Kyodo)

J-Phone to launch 3G mobile service

J-Phone to launch 3G mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - J-Phone Co. President Darryl Green shows his firm's new third-generation (3G) mobile phone at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3. J-Phone, a mobile phone company affiliated with Britain's Vodafone Group PLC, will launch its 3G mobile phone service on Dec. 20, featuring globally used functions to allow users to make calls in 50 countries. (Kyodo)