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RSS mannesmann gent5 years ago… Vodafone Airtouch poised to make Mannesmann bid
News Less than six months later Vodafone sealed its position as one of the tech powerhouses when Mannesmann caved in to its $176bn bid after some last-minute negotiations by then-CEO Chris Gent. Gent was then dogged by a German fraud investigation... [09 Nov 2004]
Gent clears Esser over bonus
News Chris Gent testified today that he had never discussed bonuses with Mannesmann boss Klaus Esser during Germany's first criminal trial over executive pay. Mannesmann shareholders won a minor bonanza when the $180bn deal went through. [25 Mar 2004]
Vodafone boss Gent to quit
News He steered the company through a series of high-profile acquisitions, such as Airtouch (£40bn) and Mannesmann (£100bn), before coming aground in his attempts to add French firm Cegetel to the Vodafone stable. [18 Dec 2002]
High-tech VIPs and the silicon.com curse
Comment From the hero of the AirTouch and Mannesmann deals to villain in two years? Chris Gent, CEO, Vodafone (10) Another past Agenda Setter winner (2000), Gent's position ain't solid. The past few months have already seen the demise of Jean-Marie Messier... [04 Sep 2002]
Vodafone mulls £1.5m Gent bonus
News The bonus is the second part of a £10m award awarded to Gent in 2000 following the takeover of Mannesmann. Vodafone's remuneration committee is mulling whether a £1.5m bonus for CEO Chris Gent should be approved by shareholders. [11 Jun 2002]
Vodafone growth down
News Gent and other Vodafone executives have been accused of illegally offering multi-million pound sweeteners to key Mannesmann chiefs during the £110bn takeover last year. Vodafone CEO Chris Gent said that growth is likely to fall to 20 per cent this... [12 Sep 2001]
Vodafone boss cleared of corruption charges
News Vodafone supremo Chris Gent has been cleared of corruption charges by German regulators investigating last year's £113bn hostile takeover of Mannesmann. Gent was under suspicion after it emerged personal payments of £52m were made to Mannesmann... [10 Sep 2001]
Vodafone's money men come under friendly fire
News Yoshizawa, who made his comments in a Financial Times interview, said Vodafone should have learnt from the marketing expertise of Orange, the operator it briefly owned when it took over Mannesmann last year. [03 Sep 2001]
Gent and Esser give contrasting reports
News The row over payouts made to top Mannesmann executives took a new twist yesterday after Vodafone CEO Chris Gent and former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser gave sharply contrasting versions of the events. [23 Aug 2001]
Vodafone denies bribery allegations
News Executives under investigation include former Mannesmann CEO Klaus Esser, Vodafone CEO Chris Gent, and Klaus Zwickel, head of the powerful IG Metall union. Vodafone has denied accusations that it paid bonuses of around DM150m (£48m) to Mannesmann... [22 Aug 2001]
Gent confirmed as target in fraud inquiry
News Gent is accused of sweetening the deal for then Mannesmann CEO Klaus Esser with a DM59m (£30m) redundancy payment with a further DM40m lining the pockets of around 20 other executives. Gent was the toast of UK business when he spearheaded the... [21 Aug 2001]
Gent faces bribery probe
News Chris Gent finds himself under legal scrutity as a German regional court extends its investigation of Vodafone's takeover of German mobile phone operator Mannesmann. The Dusseldorf public prosecutor is investigating Gent's role in the decision to... [17 Aug 2001]
Fat cat Gent faces cream rationing
News Gent's remunerations have attracted controversy before, particularly when he received a bonus valued at around £10m for successfully completing the takeover of Germany's Mannesmann. The news was announced at the company's AGM, where 10 per cent of... [25 Jul 2001]
Vodafone boss's pay packet hits £6.8m
News According to a source close to Vodafone the increase is linked to the company's growth over the last 12 months and the successful takeover of the German group Mannesmann. At last year's AGM shareholders voted in favour of a special one off bonus... [19 Jun 2001]
Gent and Matthews have a Knight to remember
News His biggest coup was last year's takeover of Mannesmann, earning the Vodafone group a toe-hold in the vital German mobile phone market and giving Gent a controversial £10m bonus. Vodafone chief executive Chris Gent and serial entrepreneur Terry... [18 Jun 2001]
