Narayan Murthy -
December 29th, 2007
#3 Narayan Murthy
In 2002, Infosys was ranked No. 1 in the "Best Employers in India 2002" survey conducted by Hewitt and in the Business World's survey of "India's Most Respected Company." Conducted in the same year.
WELL-KNOWN AS : One of the founders and the ex-CEO of Infosys Technologies Limited
KEY STATISTICS:
Born on August 20, 1946
Age: 61 years
BUSINESS: Software technology
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
N.R. Narayana Murthy is a B.E. Electrical from University of Mysore (1967) and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur (1969). Narayan Murthy began his career with Patni Computer Systems in Pune. In 1981, Narayana Murthy founded Infosys with six other software professionals. In 1987, Infosys opened its first international office in U.S.A.
His first job was at IIM Ahmedabad as chief systems programmer where he worked on a time-sharing system and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for ECIL (Electronics Corporation of India Limited).
After IIM Ahmedabad, he then joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune. Before moving to Mumbai, Murthy met his wife Sudha Murthy in Pune who at the time was an engineer working at Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. (Telco, now known as Tata Motors) in Pune. In 1981, he founded Infosys with six other software professionals. He served as president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies, India from 1992 to 1994. Mr. Murthy is the brother-in-law of serial entrepreneur Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande and the uncle of former NASSCOM Chairman and MphasiS chief Jerry Rao.
FAMILY BACKGROUND:
Country of Citizenship: India
Residence: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
THE STORY SO FAR…
Narayana Murthy is the Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited. He is a living legend and an epitome of the fact that honesty, transparency, and moral integrity are not at variance with business acumen. He set new standards in corporate governance and morality when he stepped down as the Executive Chairman of Infosys at the age of 60.
1993, the company came up with its IPO.
1995, Infosys set up development centers across the country
1996, it set up its first office in Europe in Milton Keynes, UK.
1999, Infosys became the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ.
2006, Infosys had a turnover of more than $ 2billion and has employee strength of over 50,000.
Some of the Prestigious Honours he received:
June 2000, Asiaweek magazine featured him in a list of Asia's 50 Most Powerful People.
2001, Narayana Murthy was named by TIME/CNN as one of the 25 most influential global executives.
The 1st recipient of the Indo-French Forum Medal (2003).
Voted the World Entrepreneur of the Year - 2003 by Ernst and Young.
The Economist ranked him 8th on the list of the 15 most admired global leaders (2005)
He also topped the Economic Times Corporate Dossier list of India's most powerful CEOs for 2 consecutive years - 2004 and 2005. | 
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