Satyam BPO has appointed Vijay Rangineni as chief operating officer to head business transformation with its customers. Before joining Satyam BPO, Mr Rangineni worked at GE Money, India, as chief operating officer. He has more than 20 years experience in the service industry, having worked at American Express and California Micro Devices.

• Dimension Data has made Paul Bamford managing director of its global service provider vertical market. Mr Bamford, who will be based in the UK, joins the company after several years with BT, Vodafone, EADS and Lucent Technologies. He is expected to grow offerings in service provider markets and co-ordinate regional innovation and intellectual property.