N.R. Narayana Murthy
Narayana
Murthy (full name: Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy) was born on 20th
August, 1946 in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka. He has been described as Father
of Indian IT sector by Time magazine for his contribution to outsourcing
in India. Fortune Magazine listed him among the 12 greatest
entrepreneurs of our time.
Education
In
1967, Narayan Murthy completed his graduation from National Institute
of Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. In
1969, he received his master's degree from IIT Kanpur.
Career
Narayan
Murthy started his career at IIM Ahmedabad as chief systems programmer
and later joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune. In 1981, he started
Infosys in 1981 and served as its CEO from 1981 to 2002. From 2002 to
2011 he became its chairman. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and
became Chairman Emeritus.
At
Present Seeing the downward growth of Infosys, Narayan Murthy returned
to Infosys on 1st June 2013 as Executive Chairman and Additional
Director. With his presence, Infosys came back on its track. On 12th
June, 2014 Murthy stepped down as Executive Chairman and would continue
as Non-Executive Chairman till October. He will be designated as
Chairman Emeritus.
Recently,
on 12th June, 2014 Infosys appointed Vishal Sikka as its CEO and MD. He
is the first non-founding member of the company to hold this position
in company’s 33 years old history.
Awards and Honors
Narayana
Murthy has received various prestigious awards in his life time.
Recently he received “25 Greatest Global Indian Living Legends” by NDTV
and “Philanthropist of the Year” by The Asian Awards in 2013. In 2012,
he was honored by “Hoover Medal” by American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. In 2011, NDTV honored him with “NDTV Indian of the Year's
Icon of India”. The prestigious “Padma Vibhushan” was offered to him by
Government of India in 2008. The same year, Government of France made
him the “Officer of the Legion of Honor”. While in the previous year,
Government of United Kingdom honored him with Commander of the Order of
the British Empire (CBE). In 2003, Ernst and Young awarded him “World
Entrepreneur of the Year”. His first award came in 2000 when Government
of India honored him with Padma Shri.
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