Roy Paul appointed A-I chairman
Mumbai: K Roy Paul, secretary of civil aviation, has been appointed part time chairman of Air-India in place of A H Jung.

The appointment was with immediate effect and until further orders, according to a government notification.

Roy Paul from Bihar cadre had assumed charge as civil aviation secretary in March last.
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Hyundai India MD to be replaced
New Delhi: The chief of South Korea's Hyundai Motor's Indian operations Yang Soo Kim would be replaced next week by J I Kim, head of European operations of Kia Motors, a Hyundai group company.

Kim, who joined Hyundai India in 1996, was responsible for setting up the company and its success in the domestic automobile market.

The company had reported growth in profits and turnover for the third consecutive financial year in 2001-02 since it commenced commercial production in September 1998.

Kim would move to US as head of operations there.
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Deveshwar is IIM-C chief
Kolkata: Y.C. Deveshwar, chairman, ITC, has been nominated chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, for a five-year period.

An IIM-C release said that the mood at the institute was upbeat at this development. Dr Amitava Bose, director, IIM-C, said that everyone was looking forward to an exciting period of growth under Deveshwar's stewardship.
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Star India names Sameer Nair COO
Mumbai: Star India has appointed Sameer Nair as its chief operating officer. Prior to his elevation, Nair was the executive vice president-programming at Star India, and was responsible for programming of all the Star channels in India.

Nair will continue to report to Peter Mukherjea, the chief executive officer. Nair has been with Star India for the last 8 years and ever since has moved up the ladder steadily.

He is one of the main persons behind the much talked about game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati".

Nair began his career with the Star Network at Star Movies when it was first launched in India.
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