The document provides biographical information about Ashok Vemuri. It states that Vemuri is currently a Group Management Board Member at Capgemini, a large French IT consulting firm, and was previously the President and CEO of IGATE Corporation until it was acquired by Capgemini in 2015. It provides details about Vemuri's education background, previous work experience at Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Infosys, where he held several leadership roles. The summary also briefly describes Capgemini and includes a short list of awards and honors received by Vemuri over his career.

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Ashok Vemuri
Group Management Board Member at Capgemini, and
the former President and CEO of IGATE Corporation
Ashok Vemuri (born April 22, 1968) is the current Group Management
Board Member at Capgemini, and the former President and CEO of IGATE
Corporation and was also a member of its board. On April 27 2015 French IT
services group Capgemini unveiled a deal to acquire IGATE in a $4bn deal.
Vemuri was previously a member of the board at Infosys Limited, Head of
Americas and Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering Services.
Early life and Education
After graduating with a degree in physics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Vemuri completed his master’s
degree in business management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in 1992 before joining
Deutsche Bank.
Career
Prior to joining Infosys, he worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank AG. He later moved to Bank of
America, in 1995 before joining Infosys in 1999, where he worked for Narayana Murthy, the co-founder and
then-CEO of Infosys, where he was head of Infosys Americas and global head of manufacturing and
engineering services.
In his role as a board member and head of Infosys’s Americas business, Vemuri was chairman of the company’s
China operations and helped to set up its now largest business division, banking and financial services, which at
the time was the company's largest region in terms of clients and revenues.
Capgemini
Cap Gemini S.A. is a French multinational management consulting corporation headquartered in Paris, France.
It is one of the world's largest consulting, technology and outsourcing companies with 180,000 employees in
over 40 countries. It was founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf in Grenoble, France. Paul Hermelin chairman and
CEO of the Capgemini group has led the company since his appointment in December 2001.
Capgemini's regional operations are North and South America, Northern Europe & Asia Pacific and Central &
Southern Europe. Services are delivered through four disciplines; Consulting, Technology, Outsourcing and
Local Professional Services. The latter is delivered through Sogeti, a wholly owned subsidiary.
Awards and Honors
 Vemuri received the "CEO of the year" award in 2014 from IAIR in Honk Kong in March, 2015.
 Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award - 2015 by Enterprise Asia, a non-governmental organization that
promotes entrepreneurship in the Asia Pacific region.
 In 2014, Vemuri was elected to the Board of IT Governors at the World Economic Forum (WEF),
Davos.
 In 2013, he was included in the "50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business" by the Asian American
Business Center.
 In 2009, he was elected to the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the WEF.
 In 2008, he was selected by leading Indian magazine, Business Today, as one of India's 25 Hottest
Young Executives. He has appeared on CNBC, and NDTV.
 He is on the Board of Visitors of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.