Man with strength & Confidence

Narayan Murthy

Born on August 20, 1946 Mysore, India

Software engineer & the founder of Infosys

Technologies

Consulting and Global IT services company based in

India.

CEO of the company for 21 years (1981 - 2002).

Introduction

Personal Life

Son: Rohan, graduated from Harvard University &

Daughter: Akshata, MBA from Stanford Business

School

Wife: Sudha Muthy, Gold medalist in Comp & now Social Worker

EARLY LIFEGraduated 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.

Started Softronics in 1976 which failed

Joined Patni Computers

Founded Infosys in 1981

Rise of InfosysFounded by 7 software Developers with Rs.10000 ~ $151

1st Indian company listed in NASDAQ

World’s largest corporate training center in Mysore

Ranked No. 1 in the "Best Employers in India 2002" survey conducted by Hewitt.

Globalization Of Infosys

In 1987, Infosys

opened its first

international office in U.S.A.

With the liberalization

of Indian economy in

1990s, Infosys grew

Globally.

In 1993, the company

came up with its IPO.

In 1995, expansion in India &1996 in Europe, Milton, UK.

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.

Reason for success

Invest in well understood, proven productsGiven stakeholders bad news proactively & early.Leaders in the makingSpeed, imagination & excellence.Respect for the competition

AwardsHoover Medal• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Indian of the Year's Icon of India• NDTV

IEEE Honorary Membership• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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

Thank You