From Google Executive to SoftBank Prez: Nikesh Arora's Career Graph

Nikesh Arora is stepping down as president and chief operating officer of Japan's Softbank, the company said on Tuesday.

Arora, who took over as president and COO of the telecom giant in May 2015, was seen as a potential successor to billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son.

Here's a lowdown on his career:

Arora holds an MS degree from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University, both of which were awarded with distinction. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. In 1989, he graduated from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Before joining SoftBank, Arora was a longtime executive at Google Inc., where he oversaw all revenue and customer operations at the internet giant, as well as marketing and partnerships.

At Google, he also served in several other roles, including the development and management of its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, Arora was chief marketing officer at T-Mobile Europe.

May 1992 VP, Finance, Fidelity Investments

April 1997 VP, Putnam Investments

April 2000 CEO, T-Motion, PLC

July 2001 Chief Marketing Officer, T-Mobile Europe

December 2004 President, EMEA Sales, Marketing & Partnerships, Google Inc.

January 2011 Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer, Google Inc.

February 2013 Board Member, The Harlem Children's Zone (to present)

June 2014 Board Member, Tipping Point Community (to present)

September 2014 Vice Chairman, SoftBank Corp. (currently SoftBank Group Corp.)

September 2014 CEO, SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. (currently SB Group US, Inc.)

November 2014 Director, Sprint Corporation (to present)

June 2015 Chairman of the Board, Yahoo Japan Corporation (to present)

June 2015 Representative Director, President & COO, SoftBank Corp (currently SoftBank Group Corp.; to present)