Indian American appointed Virginia State Treasurer

New York, Dec 26 (PTI) An Indian American, with roots in
Mumbai, has been appointed to the key post of Treasurer of the
American state of Virginia.

Manju Ganeriwala, currently deputy secretary of finance,
has been appointed state treasurer effective January one by
Virginia Governor Timothy M Kaine.

"Manju Ganeriwala brings a proven record for financial
analysis and management that is in keeping with the high
standards that Virginia holds as one of the best-managed
states in the nation," Kaine was quoted as saying by Indiawest
online.

As state treasurer, Ganeriwala, who would succeed
retiring treasurer J Braxton Powell, will chair the Treasury
Board of Virginia, which has oversight for between USD eight
billion and USD 10 billion of investments and all debt
management of the Commonwealth.

This is the second major appointment of an Indian
American in Kaine's administration after Aneesh Chopra, who
was made the technology secretary in his cabinet at the
beginning of his administration in 2006.

Born in Akola, Maharashtra, Ganeriwala told the website
that similar to many states in the US, Virginia "is suffering
what the national economy" is suffering, a "sluggish economy
for the last 12 months or more".

Some other Indian Americans in Kaine's administration
include Gopinath R Jadhav, a consulting gastroenterologist
from Richmond to the board of directors of the Small Business
Financing Authority and Kanshana K Thamodaran, a marketing
executive in Virginia Beach to the board of commissioners of
the Virginia Public School Authority. PTI RBS
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