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N.R. NARAYANA MURTHY
Born : 1946
NR Narayana Murthy, chairman of Infosys
Technologies one of the biggest IT empire in India, was born on August 20,
1946 in Karnataka. Murthy obtained his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.)
from University of Mysore in 1967 and his Master of Technology (M.Tech.)
from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1969.
In the early seventies, Narayana Murthy took up employment with SESA in
Paris. He
worked with a team to design a real time operating system for handling air
cargo for Charles de Gaulle airport. He came back to India after 3 years and
took up a job with Patni Computer Systems in Pune. In 1981, Murthy founded
Infosys Technologies along with six software professionals which later
became one of the leading software company. In March 1999, Infosys became
the first India-registered company to be listed on an American stock
exchange.
Personally, Murthy is known for his simplicity and helping mentality. He
founded the Infosys Foundation, a social welfare trust for helping the
needy. He has a liking for Western Classical music and has liberal ideas.
Murthy's ability to put forth his viewpoints and all his other qualities
make him a unique personality.
Murthy holds several coveted positions. He was the President of National
Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) from 1992 to 1994.
He is a member of the National Information Technology Task Force of India,
the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry, Asia Society's
International Council and Board of Councilors of the University of Southern
California School of Engineering. He is a Director on the board of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and is also on the Wharton Business School's
Asian Executive Board.
Murthy was honoured by 'JRD Tata Corporation Leadership Award' in 1996-97,
'Alumni Award' in 1998, 'The ET Businessperson of the Year Award' in
2000-2001 and 'The Max Schmidheiny Award' in 2001. He was chosen as the
Business India's 'Businessman of the Year 1999', the Indian corporate
world's most coveted award. The credit goes to Mr. Murthy for making India
one of the known names in the IT world.
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