news


Scott McCormack is new VP-Marketing for Ford India
Chennai: Scott McCormack has been appointed the vice-president - marketing, sales and service at Ford India. He succeeds V. Sivaramakrishnan who resigned from the company in April 2006. McCormack served till recently as the dealer development director at Ford Thailand. He joined Ford New Zealand in 1993.
Back to News Review index page  

TRAI board comprises only 2 members now
New Delhi: The chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), has assumed powers to take all decisions along with another board member. In an amendment to the existing guidelines, the TRAI said that as long as the board comprises three or less than three members, the quorum to transaction of business for a meeting will be two members. Until now, the quorum for a TRAI board meeting was three.

As per the TRAI Act, 1997, the Authority consists of a chairperson, two whole-time members and two part-time members, appointed by the Central Government. The previous Chairperson and two whole-time members of the erstwhile Authority demitted office in March and April 2006.

The tenure of the existing two part-time members is also coming to an end on July 14 . The Government has appointed a new Chairperson and one whole-time member.

However, appointment of the other whole-time member and the two part-time members is yet to be made by the Government.
Back to News Review index page  

Singhal is the president of MAIT
New Delhi: The chairman and managing director of Lipi Data Systems, Mukul Singhal, has been appointed president of the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT). He will serve as president from 2006 to 2008.

S.S. Raman, president, TVS Electronics, has been appointed vice-president, a MAIT release said.
Back to News Review index page  


 search domain-b
  go
 
domain-B : Indian business : News Review : 14 July 2006 : people