Narayanasami is Andhra Bank CMD
Hyderabad: T.S. Narayanasami has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Andhra Bank. Narayanasami joined the Union Bank of India as an officer in 1969 and worked for more than three decades in various assignments becoming the Executive Director of Punjab National Bank in December 2000.
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Stanford Business School honours Morgan Stanley's Robert G. Scott
New York, USA: Stanford University's Graduate School of Business has honoured Robert G. Scott, advisory director and former president and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley, with the School's 2004 Excellence in Leadership Award earlier this week. The award marks the Business School's commitment to underscoring the importance of leadership in business by highlighting the achievements of a senior executive and Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus or alumna who has made significant contributions to both the corporate world and the community.

During his 34-year career at Morgan Stanley, Scott has held virtually every major post in the company, including head of investment banking, director of corporate finance, and chief financial officer, before becoming president and chief operating officer. Most significantly, he was part of the senior management team that structured the 1997 merger with Dean Witter Discover, as well as head of the Morgan Stanley transition team for the merger. He was named CFO of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter at the time of the merger and became president in 2001. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Scott earned a bachelor's degree in economics at Williams College in 1968 and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1970.
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Joshi is Vice Chairman of the Asia - Pacific Forestry Commission
New Delhi: N.K. Joshi, Director General of Forests and special Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, has been elected Vice Chairman of the Asia pacific Forestry Commission in its 20th Session held at Nadi, Fiji.

Created in 1949, the Asia Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) is one of the six FAO Regional Forestry Commissions covering the World's major geographic regions. APFC consists of 29 member countries including India and meets every two years to review progress, discuss problems of mutual concern and set new agendas. Objectives of the APFC are to provide advice on forest policy formulation, review and coordinate implementation of forest policy at the regional level.
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