The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has named Som Mittal as the new president. He will succeed incumbent Kiran Karnik from January next year.

Mittal, who has over 32 years of experience in industry, of which 18 has been in the IT sector, is presently head of services business for Hewlett-Packard for Asia Pacific and Japan.

"There is a very high benchmark for this role and I look forward to continue the excellent work," said Mittal.

"My vision is to see India emerge as the knowledge capital of the world," he told soon after being named the next NASSCOM president.

Karnik said he was going to join a non-government organisation from January next year but added that he would continue to serve NASSCOM as an advisor.

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