Ronnie Vasishta named CEO of eASIC
Being a CEO of a mid-sized firm is akin to maneuvering a plane on low ground and is stimulating, so says Ronnie Vasishta, the longtime LSI Logic executive who moved to eASIC, a provider of configurable logic and structured ASIC products as the Vice President in January 2005. eASIC, a 100-person company based in San Jose, CA, has several customers running the company’s logic technology through fabs. Now eASIC’s board of directors, which includes noted venture capitalists Vinod Khosla and Atiq Raza has appointed Vasishta to his first CEO job. “Moving out of the LSI Logic umbrella after all those long years was unsettling initially,” says Vasishta. He grew up in the U.K. and moved to the U.S. only eight and half years ago. Badminton, reading industry literature and spending quality time with his kids has a calming effect at the end of the day.

Alok Misra is MphasiS’ new CFO
“If not a CFO, I would have been happy as a teacher of history or geography,” reveals Alok Misra, the newly appointed Chief Financial Officer of the MphasiS BFL Group, a provider of IT and BPO solutions. Earlier as Vice President of Finance at MphasiS, where Misra spent close to five years, was responsible for the accounts and audit of all companies under local and U.S. GAAP, international taxation, treasury and cash flow management, risk management, investor relations and MIS. Prior to MphasiS, a 10-year stint with ITC until 2000, Misra made the transition from a manufacturing background to IT, which was challenging but he strived ahead with aplomb. A chartered accountant by training he did his schooling and graduation in commerce from St.Xavier’s, Kolkata. Creative and out–of–the–box thinking has got him here. An avid quizzer and a self-confessed gadget lover, helps him balance work and play.

Scicom Infotech appoints Neeraj Nityanand as President
Scicom Infotech, a provider for on-site and offshore product development services and technology consulting has appointed Neeraj Nityanand, as President of U.S. operations, Global Head of Sales and Marketing. Nityanand will steer the creation of a new generation of outsourcing business models for products and services in the technology and R&D space. His experience spans over 20 years in engineering and executive level management positions in multiple energy and high technology companies. Nityanand joins Scicom from Satyam Computer Services where he was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Marketing and Corporate Communications. He received his B.Tech from IIT Kanpur, MS in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science and an MBA, both from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Vishal Dhupar to head Symantec
Handling a key account and growing it by 400 percent within five years in the initial days of a professional career is not impossible. For Vishal Dhupar, appointed Managing Director of Symantec India, an enterprise information security solution provider, such challenges are a way of life. He joined Symantec from Autodesk where he led the Indian operations as the MD of Autodesk Design Solutions Group in SAARC region. Prior to this he worked as Director of Sales in Sun Microsystems. He has handled large landmark accounts at Sun Microsystems like Reliance, ONGC and HDFC. Dhupar has nearly 19 years of experience in sales and marketing, at companies like Digital Equipment Corporation and Silicon Graphics. Needless to say growing up in an army background has instilled a disciplined approach responsible for his perch at the top.

Sanjay Singh is Akamai India’s choice as MD
He is at the top level and admires the level five leadership practiced by Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai Technologies Inc, a global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. Sanjay Singh, appointed as the Managing Director of Akamai’s Indian subsidiary and Vice-President, Global Account Management says, “Level five is putting the organization before the individual.” No wonder that in 2001 during the dotcom bust, he could make decisions regarding his employees at Akamai with a firm and clear mind. Singh, has been with Akamai for over six years. He previously worked with Cambridge Technology Partners in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After completing his graduation in Business Management from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, he did his specialization in accounting from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. At this point he had a fulfilling time working at REM Indiana, where he helped with the activities of mentally challenged and physically impaired adults on weekends.

Callidus Software welcomes Shanker Trivedi as VP and CMO
Having the same person as a mentor while working in three different companies is indeed very lucky for Shanker Trivedi, the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Callidus Software Inc. an enterprise incentive management provider. Luck and solving cryptic crosswords apart Trivedi has indeed steered his 20 year career ably with sheer determination. Admiring Ed Zander, CEO, Motorola, Inc. is an added boost too. Prior to Callidus, he was Vice President, Datacenter Solutions Practice, Global Sales Organization, Sun Microsystems. Earlier, Trivedi was with IBM, Fujitsu/ICL, and other companies in the U.K. and India. He is a Charter Member of TiE (U.K. and Silicon Valley), a Fellow of the Institute of Management (U.K.), and a member of the Institute of Directors (U.K.). Trivedi has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and a Master of Science (Mathematics & Computing) degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.