N. R. NARAYANA MURTHY

N. R. NARAYANA MURTHY

CONTENTSProfileBrief IntroductionEarly lifePersonal lifeAbout InfosysCorporate profileInfosys leadership systemMurthy global strategyReason for successAwardsConclusionPROFILEBorn:August 20, 1946 Mysore, India

Occupation:Chairman of Infosys Technologies

Salary:$50,000 (Infosys)

Net worth:$1.6 billion (2010)

Spouse:Sudha Murthy

Children:2

BRIEF INTRODUCTIONN. R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian businessman.

Software engineer & the founder of Infosys Technologies.

Consulting and IT services company based in India.

He is currently the non-executive Chairman of Infosys.

He was the CEO of the company for 21 years (1981 - 2002). After stepping down as CEO in 2002.

He has broadened his scope of activities.

To social services as well as promoting India globally.

His estimated net worth is $1.6 billion as of 2010.

In 2009, his lectures delivered around the world have been published as a book A Better India: A Better World.

BRIEF INTRODUCTIONEARLY LIFEGraduated in electrical engineering from NIE in 1967.

Received his master's degree from IIT Kanpur in 1969.

His 1st position was at IIM-A as chief systems programmer.

He worked on a time-sharing system.

Designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for ECIL (Electronics Corporation of India Limited).

After IIM-A he then joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune.

Murthy met his wife Sudha Murthy in Pune.

An engineer working at Tata Engg. and Locomotive Co. Ltd.

In 1981, with an investment of Rs.10,000 he founded Infosys.

He served as the president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (1992 to 1994). EARLY LIFEPERSONAL LIFESudha Murthy Kulkarni, is an Indian social worker.

Accomplished author.

She is known for her philanthropic work through the Infosys Foundation.

Her sister, Jayashree Despande is wife of entrepreneur.

They have two children - Rohan and Akshata. CORPORATE PROFILEMurthy served as the founder CEO of Infosys for 21 years.

At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented the Global Delivery Model which has become the foundation for the huge success in IT services outsourcing from India.

Murthy serves as an independent director on the board of the DBS Bank of Singapore.

He also serves as a director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India.

He is also an Independent Director on the board of HSBC.

He also serves on the boards of the Ford Foundation and UN Foundation.

He is the chairman of the governing body of the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore.

Chairman of the Governing Body of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad.

CORPORATE PROFILEMurthy retired from his executive position at Infosys on 20 August 2006.

However, he continues as the Non-Executive Chairman of the board.

Murthy started a new venture capital fund called Catamaran Venture Fund with the money he got by selling 800,000 Infosys shares worth 174Crores. CORPORATE PROFILEABOUT INFOSYS1981, Narayana Murthy founded Infosys.

In 1987, Infosys opened its first international office in U.S.A.

With the liberalization of Indian economy in 1990s, Infosys grew rapidly.

In 1993, the company came up with its IPO.

In 1995, Infosys set up development centres across cities in India and in 1996.

It set up its first office in Europe in Milton Keynes, UK.

In 1999, Infosys became the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ.

In 2006, Infosys has a turnover of more than $ 2billion.

Employee strength of over 50,000.

In 2002, Infosys was ranked No. 1 in the "Best Employers in India 2002" survey conducted by Hewitt.ABOUT INFOSYSINFOSYS LEADERSHIP SYSTEMLeadership skills training.

Feedback intensive program.

360 degree appraisal.

Infosys culture.

Action learning.

MURTHY GLOBAL STRATEGYGlobal delivery model:Producing where it is most cost effective to produce & selling where it is most profitable to sell.

Moving up the value chain:Getting involved in a software development project at the earliest stage of its life cycle.

PSPD model:Predictability of revenues, sustainability of revenues, profitability, derisking.REASONS FOR SUCCESSInvest in well understood, proven products & not just R&D.

Given stakeholders bad news proactively & early.

Speed, imagination & excellence.

Leaders in the making.

Respect for the competition.AWARDSPadma ShriGovernment of India Padma VibhushanGovernment of India Officer of the Legion of HonorGovernment of FranceOrder of the British EmpireGovernment of United Kingdom

ACHIVEMENTSVoted as the managed company on India.

Biggest exporters of software.

First to follow the US generally accepted accounting principles before going for Nasdaq listing in 1991.

Championed corporate governance in India.CONCLUSIONNarayan murthy is a visionary who applied his leadership skills to built one of the biggest IT company in India.

Stress on building & maintaining relationship.

Innovation is only means to sustain customer loyalty in a flattening world.

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