02/18/2004

AP names Srinandan Kasi as vice president-global business and deputy general counsel

NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has named Srinandan Kasi vice president-global business and deputy general counsel. Kasi will report to Senior Vice President and General Counsel John Keitt, who announced the appointment.

"Sri will work on our global business initiatives and will assist in managing our legal activities," said Keitt. "Sri has a very strong technical, legal and business background and has worked in all aspects of corporate law, including international corporate, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, strategic alliances and joint ventures, as well as technology transactions including outsourcing, software development agreements and a variety of related matters."
Since 2001, Kasi has been an attorney at the law firm of Dewey Ballantine. For one year prior to that, he was general counsel and head of strategic planning for an e-commerce firm based in New Jersey. Previously, he was an attorney with Rogers and Wells.

Before he became a lawyer, Kasi, who has a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Houston, was a scientist at IBM, where he was involved in chip design and micro electronics. He has four of his own patents. Kasi also has a law degree from Columbia University and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Madras.

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