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Satyam's Ramalinga Raju Resigns as Chairman, Admits to Fraud 2009-01-07 Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Satyam Computers Services Ltd., has resigned from the company's Board after admitting a fraud of around Rs. 5,040 crore in the balance sheet of the company.

ON Semiconductor Names M.K. Mak Regional VP-Sales for Korea, S. Asia 2009-01-06 ON Semiconductor has named M. K. Mak as regional vice president of Sales for Korea and South Asia, which spans Korea, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

Brocade Names Ashis Guha as Country Manager for India 2009-01-06 Brocade has named Ashis Guha as country manager for India. Ashis will be responsible for driving Brocade's business development, marketing and sales initiatives in the country.

Patni Names Fred Cohen Group VP, Heading Asset Management Practice 2008-12-22 Patni Computer Systems has named Fred Cohen as Group Vice-President, heading the company's global Asset Management Practice. He will operate out of Patni's North American headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.

Linux Foundation Names Ted Ts'o as Chief Technology Officer 2008-12-20 The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has named Linux kernel developer Theodore Ts'o as its Chief Technology Officer.

Patni Names Jeya Kumar as Chief Executive Officer 2008-12-18 Patni Computer Systems has named Jeya Kumar as its Chief Executive Officer. Jeya will come on board February 2009 and will be responsible for driving the company's operations.

NComputing Names Mark Beckford as VP of Global Business Development 2008-12-17 NComputing, a provider of ultra-low-cost computing solutions, has named Mark Beckford, a former Intel executive who designed and led Intel's key emerging market initiatives, as VP of Global Business Development.

MindTree Names P. K. Gopalakrishnan as Sr. VP, Head of India Ops 2008-12-17 MindTree, an IT and R&D services firm, has named P. K. Gopalakrishnan as Senior VP and Head of its India ops. Gopalakrishnan will be responsible for Indian enterprises, defense and government sectors.

Tellabs Names Dr. Vikram Saksena as Executive VP & CTO 2008-12-05 Tellabs, a provider of telecom network solutions, has named Dr. Vikram Saksena as executive vice president and chief technology officer, effective December 8.

Belkin Names Mohit Anand as Country Manager for India 2008-11-20 Belkin has named Mohit Anand as its Country Manager for India. Based in Delhi, Mohit will be responsible for leading Belkin's strategy and business in India.

Hexaware Names N. Nataraj as Chief Information Officer 2008-11-19 Hexaware has named N. Nataraj as its CIO. As a member of the executive management team, Nataraj will be responsible for managing and strengthening the company's global integrated IT systems and processes.

Invensys Process Systems Names Tony Ho as VP of Sales, Asia Pacific 2008-11-14 Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a technology, software and consulting firm headquartered in Plano, Texas, has named Tony Ho as Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific region.

Xerox India Names Mark Pettit as Exec Dir of Xerox Global Services 2008-11-13 Xerox India Ltd. has named Mark Pettit as the Executive Director for Xerox Global Services (XGS), the consulting and outsourcing division of Xerox with immediate effect.

3Com Names Andrew Hindmarch Regional Product Mkting Manager for APAC 2008-11-06 3Com Corp., a provider of converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises, has named Andrew Hindmarch as the Regional Product Marketing Manager for 3Com Asia Pacific.

EMC Names Sanjay Mirchandani as its Chief Information Officer 2008-11-06 EMC has named Sanjay Mirchandani as its CIO. Mirchandani will be responsible for extending EMC's operational excellence and driving technological innovations to meet the current and future needs of the business.

EMC Names Viswanath Ramaswamy Director, Channels/Strategic Alliances 2008-11-03 EMC has named Viswanath Ramaswamy as Director, Channels and Strategic Alliances for India and SAARC. Viswanath will be responsible for strengthening EMC's channel and partner model for SIs in the region.

Linksys Names Suresh Balasubramanian National Sales Director, India 2008-10-16 Linksys, a Division of Cisco and manufacturer of wireless and networking hardware for the home, has named Suresh Balasubramanian as its National Sales Director for the Indian market.

Aricent Launches Hiring Spree in India 2008-10-10 Aricent, an innovation, technology and outsourcing firm focused on the communications industry, will expand its global workforce by up to 10% by year end, with a particular emphasis on India.

Truphone Names Geraldine Wilson as its CEO 2008-10-10 Mobile network operator Truphone has named Geraldine Wilson, the former VP and GM of Yahoo!'s European mobile unit, Connected Life, as its new CEO.

Aricent Names Sudip Nandy as its Chief Executive Officer 2008-10-08 Aricent, a communications software company, has named Sudip Nandy as its Chief Executive Officer. Nandy will also be appointed to the Board of Directors upon his arrival in October.

Yahoo! India Renews Go-to-Market Strategy, Consolidates Field Sales 2008-09-14 Yahoo! India is further stepping up its efforts to better realign with its customers/advertisers by renewing its go-to-market strategy across verticals. The company is consolidating its field sales organization under Debadutta Upadhyaya.

Satyam BPO Names Vijay Rangineni as its Chief Operating Officer 2008-08-31 Satyam announced that Satyam BPO, its business process outsourcing arm, has named Vijay Rangineni as its COO. Vijay will be responsible for driving business transformation across customer engagements.

AMD Names Dasaradha Gude as Managing Director for AMD India 2008-08-26 AMD has named Dasaradha Gude as the MD for AMD India. Gude is now responsible for AMD India R&D and overall India operations.Gude's responsibilities include in-region development and management of AMD's portfolio of platforms and processors.

Tellabs Names Roger Heinz as Executive VP Global Sales & Services 2008-08-26 Tellabs, a provider of telecom network solutions, has named Roger Heinz, as its executive vice president of global sales and services, effective September 15.

Microsoft India Names Rajan Anandan MD, Jaspreet Bindra Head of E&D 2008-08-08 Microsoft has named Rajan Anandan as the Managing Director of its Sales Marketing and Services business in India, and Jaspreet Bindra as the head of the Entertainment and Devices (E+D) Division, India.

Bharti Announces Strategic Restructuring at Apex Corporate Level 2008-08-05 Bharti has announced a strategic restructuring at the apex corporate level. The new structure has been designed to build emerging businesses as well as enhance empowerment to functions and developed businesses.

NComputing Names Raj Choudhury as Country Manager for India 2008-08-05 NComputing, a provider of desktop virtualization software and hardware, has named Raj Choudhury as country manager for India, one of the fastest growing markets for its low-cost computing solution.

GlobalLogic Names Shashank Samant as President 2008-08-05 GlobalLogic, a provider of software product development services, has named Shashank Samant as its president. Samant, former president of Ness Technologies, will be based in GlobalLogic's Silicon Valley office.

K. P. Unnikrishnan to Head Marketing Ops for Sun's Emerging Markets 2008-07-25 Sun Microsystems Inc. has named K. P.Unnikrishnan as Regional Marketing Director Sun Microsystems, Emerging Markets (LATAM, EMMA, Greater China and India), effective immediately.

3Com Names Audrey Chang as SMB Marketing Manager for APAC 2008-07-15 3Com has named Audrey Chang as SMB Marketing Manager for 3Com Asia Pacific. Audrey will be responsible for driving 3Com's SMB products and marketing initiatives at a regional level across multiple countries.