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No Retrenchment of Satyam Employees: Tech Mahindra

All the 10,000 surplus employees of Satyam Computer, who feared unemployment, can now breathe easy as the company's new owner Tech Mahindra today said there will be "no retrenchment".

The surplus employees would be put in a separate pool and would be paid basic salary, provident fund and medical insurance, and at a later stage if they still needed a job they would be considered for employment, Tech Mahindra CEO Vineet Nayyar told PTI after the board meeting here.

"Surplus employees is a cause of concern and the whole IT industry is facing the same problem. We have spent lots of money on training our employees and they are an asset. We are not going to retrench them but we will create a virtual pool and they will be put into that," he said.

The government had recently said that it would not turn a blind eye to layoffs in Satyam but the Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed had clarified that the decision rested with the company board, which, according to him, was responsible and sensitive.

The speculation about a massive layoff had started after Nayyar last month pointed to the surplus staff of 10,000 and expressed concerns over extra flab in the company, which recorded a meagre profit in January this year but improved the bottom line to Rs 51 crore in February.

Tech Mahindra, the IT arm of multi billion dollars conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra, acquired strategic 31 per cent stake in Satyam for which the government-appointed board had invited bids for salvaging the IT giant reeling under an estimated Rs 10,000 crore financial fraud.

Nayyar said that during the period in virtual pool the employees can do social work and can look for a job and they can be called back when required as regular employees, he added.

Asked whether company has identified surplus employees, he said, "Yes. We have identified about 10,000 non-billable (those who are on the bench for the last six months)."
Source: 11 Jun' 09 Outlookindia.com

Two Of MphasiS Directors Resign

Mr. Michael Koehler and Mr. Thomas J Erhardt, Directors in IT solutions and BPO providers MphasiS, have resigned from the board of the company. This is the second instance of resignations from the company in less than two weeks. EDS Asia Pacific Advisory Board chairman and MphasiS founder Mr. Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao had resigned from the company last month.
Source: 11 Oct' 08 Business Standard

Entrepreneurship Cell, Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi presents International Entrepreneurship Challenge 2008

International Entrepreneurship Challenge (IEC) 2008 (visit: www.ecell-fms.org) is the golden opportunity to get seed funding with the support of eminent VCs. The participation is open to all - undergraduates, postgraduates, corporate and startups across the world. Send in your executive summaries to: ecell@fms.edu.
Source: 10 Oct' 08 naukri.com

Aricent Announces New CEO

Aricent, an outsourcing company, has announced the appointment of ex-Wipro veteran, Mr. Sudip Nandy, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. He was earlier the President of the Technology Media and Telecom Business unit at Wipro, overseeing more than 18,000 people and a revenue run rate of $1.3 billion a year.
Source: 10 Oct' 08 The Hindu

Wipro Names Country Head of France Operations

Mr. Christophe Martinoli joins Wipro Technologies as the Country Head of France operations. In his new role, he will concentrate on defining a unified strategy for the France market, help build Wipro as a brand of choice and further enhance Wipro’s image.
Source: 09 Oct' 08 Business Standard

Mr. Wasim Basir Joins Rediffusion

Rediffusion DYR has hired Mr. Wasim Basir as a group executive Vice President. Mr. Basir comes onboard from Red Lounge – A Coca venture in China where he was Managing Director. He has also worked with Chaitra Leo Burnett and McCann Erickson.
Source: 07 Oct' 08 DNA