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.
