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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.
