NASSCOM has appointed Lakshmi Narayanan, vice chairman, Board of Directors, Cognizant Technology Solutions, as chairman and Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, deputy chairman and MD, Zensar Technologies as vice chairman, for the year 2007-08.

Announcing the appointments, Kiran Karnik, president, NASSCOM, said, "Narayanan has played an important role, both as a member and as NASSCOM's vice chairman last year. With his direction, we are certain that NASSCOM will attain even greater levels of maturity. We are also extremely pleased to have Dr. Ganesh Natarajan take the position of vice chairman, NASSCOM for 2007-08."

"I am honoured to assume the chairmanship of NASSCOM at a time when the industry is witnessing good buoyancy and is defining newer benchmarks globally," commented Narayanan. "At this stage of the industry's evolution and maturity, the three areas that would receive enhanced focus are innovation, talent development, and security and data protection."

According to Natarajan, "The next two years will present challenges and opportunities in abundance for the industry and I look forward to joining the leadership team of NASSCOM in these interesting times and enable both, continuity and change to happen."