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Sandeep Dhar Joins HSC
Sandeep Dhar has joined as the CEO of Tesco Hindustan Service Center (HSC), the offshore services arm of UK-based retailer Tesco, with its major delivery center in Bangalore. Sandeep took over from Meena Ganesh who was serving as head of the unit since its inception in 2004. Sandeep comes from Sapient India where he was the managing director. Prior to that, Sandeep held various senior leadership positions with MphasiS, ABN AMRO Bank and Citibank.

Mirchandani is EMC CIO
Sanjay Mirchandani has been appointed chief information officer of EMC. He will be responsible for extending EMCs operational excellence, and driving technological innovations to meet the current and future needs of the business. Reporting to David Goulden, EMCs chief financial officer, Mirchandani will also continue leading EMCs network of global delivery centers around the world. He was responsible for bringing in new strategic international partners into EMCs Global Alliances program and for managing EMCs global delivery centers in India, China, Russia and Israel.

Samsung Appoints Yadav
Samsung India has appointed Ranjit Singh Yadav as the director for its IT business division. In this role, Yadav will head the companys IT business division in India and will be based out of Samsung Indias corporate office at New Delhi. Samsungs IT product portfolio in India comprises LCD monitors, HDDs , OMS and printers. Prior to joining Samsung, Yadav has worked with HP and Philips.

Apple, IBM Fight Over Papermaster
Apple has appointed Mark Papermaster as senior vice president of devices hardware engineering. He will be reporting to Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead Apples iPod and iPhone hardware engineering teams. Papermaster has 25 years of product and technology experience, and was previously vice president at IBM. However, Papermasters stint at Apple is now in jeopardy following Federal District Judge Kenneth Karas ordering that Mark Papermaster immediately cease his employment with Apple until further order of this court. The issue arises from the basic non-compete clause in his IBM contract, but Papermaster argues that IBM is more enterprise business whereas Apple is obviously more consumer-focused.

Thimmiya Now with 24x7 Learning
AM Thimmiya has joined 24x7 Learning as the COO where he will head SkillBridge the employability enhancement program, and AVAGMAHthe continuous learning initiative, lines of business. The Government of Rajasthan and institutes like Noida Institute of Engineering Technology (NIET) and Don Bosco Institute of Technology (DBIT) have chosen SkillBridge training for their students. AVGAMAH partners with reputed institutes like Thapar University and IMT, Ghaziabad, to offer distance education programs like PGDM and BTech for working professionals.

Malay Court Releases Blogger
Malaysian High Court recently ordered the release of blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin who was detained under the countrys draconian security laws. Rajas arrest under Malaysias Internal Security Act that allows indefinite detention without trial had sparked condemnation from rights groups. The court later accepted his lawyers plea saying his arrest was illegal and unconstitutional. The blogger was charged with being a threat to security for insulting Islam.

Sinha Joins GTM Board
Global Talent Metrics (GTM), a psychometric testing, sourcing and selection technology company, announced the appointment of Ranjan Sinha, a veteran HR professional and thought leader, to its board of directors. Sinha pioneered Indias first in-depth study on causes of attrition, in association with IIM-B. He co-founded Summit HR, a leading talent engagement company, with the vision of helping CEOs.

Zafari New Trane President
Trane commercial systems, a provider in software services, announced the appointment of Robert Zafari as president for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India Region (EMAIR). He will replace Gerard Lavery, who was recently appointed to the role of vice presidentTCS global operations and product management. In this role, Robert would fulfill the accountability for the profit and loss of all TCS products, business streams and country operations across the region. Prior to this he was associated with Security Technologies as president for business sector for the Europe Served Area (ESA).

Avaya Appoints Kennedy as CEO
Avaya has appointed Kevin Kennedy as president and CEO effective from January 2009. He is currently associated with JDS Uniphase Corporation as chief executive officer and is a member of its board of directors. Kevin would remain with JDSU until joining Avaya. Charles Giancarlo would become chairman of the board when Kennedy assumes the CEO position. Before joining JDSU, he was associated with Openwave Systems as chief executive officer.

Bhargava Joins Synaptris
Nagraj Bhargava has joined Synaptris, a software application vendor specializing on reporting solutions, as the new COO. Synaptris IntelliVIEW and IntelliPRINT products empower users to make rapid and informed business decisions while enabling IT to minimize overhead and maximize RoI. Synaptris has over 75 business partners across the Americas, Europe, MEA and Asia Pacific with solutions deployed in over 2,200 customer locations across 60 countries. In his new role, Bhargava would be responsible for driving growth in both US and India. Prior to Synaptris, Bhargava has long been associated with SAP in India.

Mindtree Ropes in PKG
PK Gopalakrishnan has taken over as senior vice president and India Business Head of MindTree. A mechanical engineer and MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Gopalakrishnan will be responsible to scale up the domestic business of the company covering all domestic segments. Prior to this, he was the vice president of Wipros Government and Defence Vertical and spent seventeen years there taking up various assignments.

Basu to Lead Logia Asia
Logia Group, a provider of mobile content services, has appointed Anish Basu as chief executive officer of Logia Asia, which has been set up to drive the Groups business throughout India and the Asia-Pacific region. Basu and his team will be working out of Logia Groups new regional headquarters for Asia, located in Mumbai. Prior to his role in Logia, Basu most recently worked with the Tata Groups Internet and telecom initiatives.

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