Sriram Rajamani appointed MD of Microsoft's India lab

Microsoft today announced the appointment of Sriram Rajamani as new managing director ofits India lab.

Based in Bengaluru, he will spearhead MicrosoftIndia's continued focus on world-class research, innovationand collaboration with the scientific community, the companysaid in a release.

He replaces Chandu Thekkath, who wasmanaging director of the lab for two years.

Welcoming Sriram, Jeannette Wing, Corporate Vice-President Microsoft Research Labs said "India has one of the fastest growing and most dynamic IT industries, and it'salso a unique place in which to do cutting-edge research."

Prior to joining the India lab, Rajamani headed the Software Productivity Tools group within Microsoft's Redmond research lab.