| 9th INDIAN MANAGEMENT CONCLAVE 2018 Host & Knowledge Partner: IIM Bangalore | August 03-04, 2018 | Organized by: MBAUniverse.com |
IMC DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS 2018
August 4, 2018; 2.30-3.30PM
Mr Krishnakumar Natarajan
Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Mindtree
A leading authority in the global IT sector, Mr Krishnakumar Natarajan co-founded Mindtree in 1999 and has played key roles in building the company’s innovative approach to delivering IT services and solutions to global 2000 enterprises. Natarajan was instrumental in setting up Mindtree’s U.S. operations, driving expansion in Europe and Asia Pacific regions, and transforming Mindtree’s IT services business. Today, his mission as Executive Chairman is to focus on leadership development and ensure a high quality of governance. He also actively mentors different business groups within the company and works closely with the start-up ecosystem to bring in innovative models of business transformation for clients.
In his prior role as CEO and Managing Director, Mr Natarajan was responsible for making Mindtree a global IT player. Mr Natarajan’s efforts as a business leader have been recognized worldwide, winning him several laurels. He was ranked amongst the most valuable CEOs in India by Businessworld & Forbes in 2016. He won Bloomberg UTV’s award as the CEO of the Year in 2010, Business Today CEO of the year award in 2014 and was recognized by Chief Executive Magazine’s as one of the twelve global leaders of tomorrow. EY honoured him with Entrepreneur of the year 2015 in Services.
A 35-year IT industry veteran, Mr Natarajan held several key positions at Wipro before co-founding Mindtree. During this time, he launched and grew the ecommerce division of Wipro, served as Group Vice President of human resources, and was Chief Marketing Officer for Wipro’s IT business. In 2013, Mr Natarajan served as Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), where he worked to strengthen the Indian IT industry to be a globally competitive ecosystem comprised of both established and emerging companies.
Mr Natarajan is an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is also a regular speaker at international IT industry conferences and a faculty member at management schools around the world. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Chennai, India, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Xavier Institute, Jamshedpur, India.
A PhD from IIT Bombay, Dr Metri is the President, Indian Subcontinent, Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Atlanta, USA.
