Arvind president Vikram Rao joins Birlas
Mumbai: Vikram Rao, president of Arvind Mills, has joined the Birlas. He will head the fabric and apparel division of the Indian Rayon and Industries of the Aditya Vikram Birla group. Mr Rao started his career with Madura Coats.
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Joy Ghosh to head Symantec in India
Mumbai: Symantec Corporation, world leader in utility software for business and personal computing, has appointed Joy Ghosh as country manager for India. The company is starting  its own office in India. Mr Ghosh will operate from Mumbai.

Mr Ghosh has over nine years' experience in the IT and telecom sectors. He has a degree in electronics and power engineering and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. His earlier stints were at Wipro Infotech and as business manager at Comsat Max.
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Rathi steps down as Sudharshan Chemical MD
Pune: J.R. Rathi, managing director of Sudarshan Chemical Industries, has stepped down. He has paved the way for Pradeep Rathi and Kishor Rathi to take over the post of managing director jointly.

The senior Mr Rathi will continue to be executive chairman of the company.
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ING names Kist as chairman
Amsterdam: Dutch financial services group ING said Ewald Kist will be its new chairman. Mr Kist will replace Godfried van der Lugt in June 2000.

Mr Kist, a keen hockey player and was a member of the Dutch national side in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He has been a member of ING's executive board since 1993.

The group also announced the appointment of David Robins, now chief executive officer of ING Barings, and Fred Hubbel, member of ING Financial Service International's and ING Belgium's executive committees, as members of its board. Michel Tilmant, at present a director, will be promoted as vice-chairman in June 2000.
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