The Sacramento-based vice president of a worldwide information technology company with a lengthy tenure in state service was named Wednesday as director of California's newly created Department of Technology Services. In announcing the appointment, Schwarzenegger said in a statement that under Agarwal, the department established in July "will successfully consolidate and modernize California's information technology system for the future of our state." Agarwal's position, which pays $123,255 annually, will require state Senate confirmation. He declines to state a party preference on his voter registration.