People

Sanjay is Director of CSP

CA, a leading independent IT management software company, has announced the
appointment of IT and telecoms veteran, Ratan Sanjay as the director for
communications service providers (CSP), covering India and SAARC countries.
Sanjay will formulate and execute a go-to-market strategy to address the
rapidly-growing telecoms and the CSP industry. At the same time, he will develop
solutions by tapping the considerable expertise held by CAs relationships with
premier systems integrators.

Dr Radhakrishnan is New ISRO Chief

Dr K Radhakrishnan has been appointed as the new chairman of the Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO). He succeeds G Madhavan Nair, who is retiring
from ISRO at the end of October 2009. Dr Nair, who took over as ISRO chairman in
2003, has twenty-five successful missions so far.

Carl Icahn Exits Yahoo! Board

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has resigned from the Board of Internet giant
Yahoo!, as reported by the BBC. Icahn said he thought the company no longer
needed an activist investor as a director, and his attention was now focused on
other matters. In a letter to the Board, Icahn also praised the work of Yahoo!
CEO Carol Bartz and said the search deal Yahoo! struck with Microsoft would
provide great long-term benefits, the potential of which many still do not
understand.

SafeNet Hires New CFO

Charles J Neral has joined SafeNet as senior vice president and CFO. Neral
served as the vice president of finance for IBMs $22 bn software business. In
this role, he was responsible for global financial planning, analysis, business
controls, and business development, and helped lead significant organic and
acquisitive growth for IBM. Prior to this, Neral served in a variety of
positions across IBMs sales, server and global services organizations,
including executive roles in Asia Pacific and IBM corporate headquarters.

Nandakumar Joins Kaseya

Kaseya, provider in IT automation software services, has announced the
appointment of Nandakumar as the vice president of sales for its India
operations. Nandakumar would be based at Kaseyas headquarters in Bengaluru.
Nandakumar has over eighteen years of experience, out of which fifteen years are
in IT product distribution, managing around 1,800 channel partners in western
and southern region for Redington India.

Mahindra Satyam Appoints Gupta

Mahindra Satyam has announced the appointment of Bobby Gupta, head, sales
and new business development in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). For the last
ten years, Gupta has worked with IBM in the software group and global business
services, and most recently with IBMs global technology services, where Gupta
was running the telecom expenses management practice as AP sales leader. He has
essayed diverse roles in the Australian and Asia Pacific IT services market in
business development and sales leadership positions.

AMD Appoints Seifert

AMD has appointed Thomas Seifert as its senior VP and CFO. Seifert joined
AMD in 2009 and has an expertise of global operations and financial management.
Seifert served as COO and member of the Management Board of Qimonda AG since
2006 and its CFO since 2008.

SCO Group Fires CEO

UNIX software technology provider, SCO Group has fired its CEO and president,
Darl McBride. The decision to terminate McBride is part of the companys
restructuring plan that is based on recommendations made by the Chapter 11
trustee, Edward Cahn. According to the companys SEC filing, the current
management team comprising COO Jeff Hunsaker, CFO Ken Nielsen, and general
counsel Ryan Tibbitts will continue to work closely with Cahn and his advisors
to implement the restructuring plan and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

SAP Appoints Watts

SAP Asia Pacific Japan has appointed Stephen Watts, COO, SAP Asia Pacific Japan,
as interim president, SAP India. This follows the tragic loss of Ranjan Das,
president, SAP India. Watts has worked closely with Das and his leadership team
since 2007.

RIP Saran

PS Saran, the former HoD of Telecom Services, who passed away on October 22,
2009, was one of the most distinguished public servants of India. The only
Indian Telecom Services (ITS) officer to be awarded Padmashri by the President
of India, Saran served the Department of Telecom in various capacities, in
almost all areas of its functioning. Among other posts, he served as the chief
general manager of Orissa circle and member services in undivided Telecom
Commission.

Mahindra Satyam appoints Vadrevu as Chief Strategy Officer

Mahindra Satyam, the brand identity of Satyam Computer Services, has
announced a key appointment of Vijayanand Vadrevu as the senior VP, strategic
initiatives of the company. Vijay has a vast experience in IT services industry
with more than seventeen years with Wipro Technologies. For the last three
years, he was working as VP and head for life sciences vertical solutions,
responsible for strategy, sales and delivery, and was instrumental in shaping it
as one of the fastest growing verticals.