NR Narayana Murthy

NR Narayana Murthy CBE ( Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy ; Kannada ಎನ್ ಆರ್ ನಾರಾಯಣಮೂರ್ತಿ En Ār Nārāyaṇamūrtī ; born August 20, 1946 in Mysore , Mysore [now Karnataka ]) is an Indian industrialist and co-founder of the software company Infosys Technologies .

Life

Narayana Murthy was born into a Brahmin family . He first attended the university in Mysore and completed his university education in 1969 with a master's degree from the IIT Kanpur . Narayana Murthy began his career as chief systems programmer at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad . A few years later he founded his first company called "Softronics", but when it went bankrupt shortly afterwards, he worked at Patni Computer Systems in Pune .

In 1981 Narayana Murthy founded the software company Infosys Technologies together with six colleagues . His wife Sudha Murthy provided him with the start-up capital of 10,000 rupees . From 1981 to 2002 he was the company's CEO for 21 years. After his resignation, he became Chairman of the Supervisory Board and “Chief Mentor”. On June 1, 2013, Narayana Murthy returned to Infosys as Executive Chairman and Extended Director. On June 12, 2014 it was announced that Narayana Murthy would step down as "Executive Chairman" on June 14. Until October 10th he remained "Non-Executive Chairman", since October 11th, Narayana Murthy has been called "Chairman Emeritus".

Today he is one with assets of more than 1.87 billion US dollars to the richest Indians. His son-in-law is the British politician Rishi Sunak , who is responsible for international trade relations.

Works

A Better India: A Better World. Penguin Books, 2009.

Awards

2000: Padma Shri
2007: IEEE Ernst Weber Managerial Leadership Recognition
2007: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2008: Officer of the Legion of Honor
2008: Padma Vibhushan
2009: Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship
2010: Honorary membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2011: NDTV Indian of the Year (New Delhi Television Limited)
2012: Hoover Medal
2013: Philanthropist of the Year
2013: Sayaji Ratna Award
2019: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Web links

Commons : NR Narayana Murthy - Collection of images, videos and audio files

NR Narayana Murthy on forbes.com
Narayana Murthy to retire in August. In: The Economic Times , May 22, 2006.
Narayana Murthy returns as Infosys executive chairman as company falters. In: The Times of India , June 1, 2013.
NR Narayana Murthy in the India Today 2005 Power List , February 21, 2005.
Interview with NR Narayana Murthy after his resignation on btvin.com
India's Influentials: NR Narayana Murthy on time.com

Individual evidence

↑ "Boris Johnson puts faith in Brexit supporter David Frost" , Financial Times , January 15, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Narayana Murthy, NR
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	ನಾರಾಯಣಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಎನ್ ಆರ್ (Kannada); Narayanamurthy, NR; Narayana Murthy, Nagavara Ramarao (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indian industrialist and co-founder of the software company Infosys
DATE OF BIRTH	August 20, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mysore , Mysore (now Karnataka )

[1] "Boris Johnson puts faith in Brexit supporter David Frost" , Financial Times , January 15, 2020.