NetSuite has hired Zakir Ahmed as VP and GM for Asia in what appears to be an intensification of the cloud software company's activities in that region. Based in Singapore Ahmed has the job of building the company's activities in its offices in Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong. His LinkedIn page shows he assumed the role in January.

Edgewater Technology has come to terms with Lone Star Investors, which had sought to oust the Edgewater directors. The parties this week agreed to expand the board of directors of the Wakefield, Mass.-based consulting and reselling company from six to eight and to add two Lone Star nominees, Timothy Whelan and Stephen R. Bova. The agreement also kills the immediate prospect of a takeover of Edgewater by another company.

Long-time NetSuite employee Michael Forman has been promoted to SVP and global controller and appointed as the software company's principal accounting officer. He was previously VP of finance and corporate controller. Forman, age 45, was previously VP of finance and corporate controller. He was been with the San Mateo, Calif.-based cloud software publisher since May 2004. I am assuming that adding the word "global" to the job description reflects the company's growth and need for someone to overlook the growing international business.