The lure of the new economy

IBM India's latest addition to its talent pool is Swarup R Choudhury, former manager of corporate finance for HSBC investment bank in India. During his eighteen years at HSBC, Swarup was reponsible for deals such as the acquisition of Glaxo's food division by Heinz, part of Heinz's entry strategy into India, and also Sandvik's entry into the special steels business through an acquisition of Choshi Steel. At IBM, Swarup will be country manager for financial services sector for India.