People Who Matter ; Hewlett-Packard's Neelam Dhawan; Arun Sarin, Ceo, Vodafone; Mindtree Consulting's Subroto Bagchi; Shantanu Prakash, Managing Director, Educomp Solutions; Rajan Anandan, Former Country Head, Dell India; and Ing Group's M. Damodaran.

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On the move

This is a homecoming of sorts. Neelam Dhawan, 48, has quit as Managing Director, Microsoft India, to head Hewlett-Packard in India. But there is more than meets the eye here, despite a company issued release making all the right noises. Being a part of the leadership team at Microsoft India has been one of the most rewarding roles of my professional life and the decision to leave was a difficult one to make, Dhawan was quoted as saying. However, the popular (unofficial) blog 'Mini Microsoft' had a damning post on Microsoft India which stated Dhawan was leaving the company 10 days before the announcement happened. Despite the controversy, Dhawan will have her hands full at HP trying to integrate EDS operations into HP's services business. For the IT veteran, it will be a return to the place where she made her name before joining Microsoft India, Dhawan was a Vice-President at HP India.

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People Who Matter ; Hewlett-Packard's Neelam Dhawan; Arun Sarin, Ceo, Vodafone; Mindtree Consulting's Subroto Bagchi; Shantanu Prakash, Managing Director, Educomp Solutions; Rajan Anandan, Former Country Head, Dell India; and Ing Group's M. Damodaran.

Calling it a day

'Go Vodafone' is the perk-up phrase Arun Sarin, 53, uses to end his monthly memos to Vodafone employees. As the India-born CEO prepares to bid adieu to the world's largest mobile phone company, his efforts to motivate the Voda...

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