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Bandy as Calsofts Chairman



California Software Company (Calsoft) has announced the appointment of its

new chairman, Clyde Michael Bandy. Bandy was elected to undertake the position

following the sudden demise of the former Chairman Robert V Chandran (founder

and chairman of Chemoil) in a tragic copter crash on January 7, 2008. Bandy had

been associated with Chemoil since August 31, 2006 as a lead independent

director. He was unanimously elected as the chairman and chief executive officer

of SGX Mainboard listed Chemoil recently.

Genazzio is VP, ITO, Cambridge



Cambridge Solutions has appointed Thomas Genazzio as its vice president,

ITO. Genazzio will also head the companys Enterprise Resource Planning

services. Cambridge also appointed Anjan Dutta as vice president of Staffing,

Human Resources and MR Ravichandran as the chief delivery officer. The trio will

report to Dilip Keshu, chief strategy/corporate development officer and

president, ITO, Cambridge Solutions. Earlier, Thomas Genazzio was managing

director of Bearing Point.

Mukherjee to Head TCS HR



Tata Consultancy Services has announced the appointment of Ajoyendra Mukherjee
as the global head of HR, following S Padmanabhans move to Tata Power as

executive director, Operations. Ritu Anand has been appointed as the deputy

global head of human resources. Anand will report to Mukherjee in her new role.

Mukherjee was the vice president and head of operations, eastern region, TCS.

Doraisamy Named MD for HP APJ



HP has announced Balu Doraisamys appointment as the managing director for

Asia Pacific Japan and senior vice president for the Technology Solutions Group

(TSG). Balu succeeds Tom Iannotti, who has returned to the US to assume the role

of managing director, Americas. Balu begins his new role immediately and will be

based in Singapore. Balu has more than 23 years experience with HP, most

recently as managing director of HP India. In his managing director role, Balu

will be responsible for continuing the focus on creating value for customers and

profitable growth together with the region leadership team.

Prashanth Joins Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems has announced the appointment of Prashanth GJ as

regional director for its South India operations. He will closely work with

Natarajan Viswanathan, managing director, India, Hitachi Data Systems and other

business leaders. He would also be responsible for driving growth and expansion

of the companys revenue and market share in South India.

Olivier to Head Schneider Electric India



Schneider Electric has appointed Olivier Blum as the new managing director

of Schneider Electric India. Blum takes over from Roshanlal Kariholoo.

Expanding our presence in India is one of the most important strategic

priorities for Schneider Electric globally, said Russell Stocker, executive

vice president, Asia Pacific Operating Division.

Mittal in Court







Nasscom chief may face prosecution for violating a Karnataka government order
banning employment of women and young persons in night shift. The Supreme Court

dismissed the plea of Som Mittal, Nasscom chief and former MD of HP Global Soft,

praying for the quashing of the FIR filed against him by the Karnataka

government in connection with the rape and murder of an HP BPO employee.

Padma Awards for Murthy, Nadar







Infosys chief mentor NR Narayana Murthy, HCL founder and chairman and chief
strategy officer of HCL Technologies Shiv Nadar were among the 119 prominent

personalities from various fields who were selected for the Padma awards this

year. Murthy was named for the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian

award in the country, while Nadar was named for the Padma Bhushan honor.

Microsoft India Appoints Maya Hari



Maya Hari has been appointed the head of Consumer Marketing of Microsoft

India. Announcing this appointment in a statement issued here, Microsoft India

said this appointment is part of its continued focus on new initiatives for

consumers in India. She will report to Jaspreet Bindra, India country manager,

Online Service Microsoft India. She will be responsible for strengthening the

marketing for Microsofts online brands in India.

Sour Chhor Joins SCM Microsystems

SCM Microsystems has announced the appointment of Sour Chhor as executive vice
president, Worldwide Business Development and Strategy, effective February 1,

2008. In his new role, Chhor will be responsible for driving the development of

new products, overseeing product lines and building a product roadmap, with

particular focus on the contactless reader environment. Earlier, Chhor was with

NXP Semiconductors as senior director, Global Key Accounts.

Veluri as Director Marketing Citrix India



Citrix Systems has announced the appointment of Kaushal Veluri to the role

of director, Marketing for India Sub-continent. Veluri has over fourteen years

of experience in sales and marketing with organizations like 3M, IBM, and

Oracle. He will be based out of Bangalore. In his current role, Kaushal will be

looking after strategic marketing initiatives for Citrix India, which includes

demand generation, brand marketing, channel marketing, and corporate

communications. In addition, he will also focus on building market development

activities around the Citrix Delivery Centre covering various aspects of

virtualization and Application Delivery Controller offerings of Citrix.

HDS Appoints Aman Jain



Hitachi Data Systems has appointed Aman Jain as Channels Development

Manager. Jain will be responsible for structuring and executing the channel

plans through Ingram Micro. He has six years of experience in the channel sales

industry. As Channels Development Manager, he will focus on aligning Hitachi

Data Systems Mid Market and SMB volume business strategy with the channels.

Narayanan is CFO of Symphony



Symphony Services has announced that SL Narayanan has joined the company as

its chief financial officer. In this position, he will oversee all financial

operations at the company, focusing on capital structure, budgeting, financial

reporting and managing communication with the investor community. Until

recently, SL was corporate director (finance) at Bharti Enterprises, where he

oversaw strategic financial matters concerning the companys investments,

including management of investor relations and long-term financial planning.

Bharadwaj is Canons Sr VP

Digital imaging company Canon India has promoted Alok Bharadwaj as its

senior vice president. Bharadwaj will be responsible for leading the overall

performance of five business divisions of the company. In his six-year tenure at

Canon, Bharadwaj has been involved in the companys sales, marketing, PR and

brand building activities. Prior to this appointment, Bharadwaj was the vice

president of Canon India.