05/10/2005

AP names Sharma regional manager for South Asia

NEW DELHI -- Satish Sharma, service and technology manager for The Associated Press in South Asia, has been promoted to regional manager for South Asia with responsibility for the AP's business operations in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

The appointment was announced May 10 by Clayton Haswell, the news cooperative's global business director for Asia and the Pacific, who is based in San Francisco.

"Satish is a talented manager with a thorough understanding of our clients' needs throughout the region," Haswell said. "His track record of service has been key to expanding our business in India and throughout South Asia."

Sharma joined the AP in New Delhi in 1982. He became a technical supervisor in 1987 and chief of communications for South Asia in 1998. In 2000, he was selected for a Gramling Award, given annually to the news cooperative's outstanding employees.

contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720