3. PROFILE
Born
:
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
4. BRIEF INTRODUCTION
N. 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).
5. BRIEF INTRODUCTION
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”.
6. EARLY LIFE
Graduated 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).
7. EARLY LIFE
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).
8. PERSONAL LIFE
Sudha 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.
9. CORPORATE PROFILE
Murthy 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.
10. CORPORATE PROFILE
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.
11. CORPORATE PROFILE
Murthy 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.
12. ABOUT INFOSYS
1981, 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.
13. ABOUT INFOSYS
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.
15. MURTHY GLOBAL STRATEGY
Global 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.
16. REASONS FOR SUCCESS
Invest 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.
17. AWARDS
Padma Shri
Government of India
Padma Vibhushan
Government of India
Officer of the Legion of Honor
Government of France
Order of the British Empire
Government of United Kingdom
18. ACHIVEMENTS
Voted 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.
19. CONCLUSION
Narayan 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.
