Infosys
Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan served as the Vice Chairman of Infosys from 2011 to 2014, and as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director from 2007 to 2011. Kris is one of the co-founders of Infosys.
Recognized as a global business and technology thought leader, he was voted the top CEO (IT services category) in Institutional Investor's inaugural ranking of Asia's Top Executives. He was selected as one of the winners of the 2nd Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards by Corporate Governance Asia in 2011. Kris was also selected to Thinkers 50, an elite list of global business thinkers, in 2009. He was elected President of India's apex industry chamber, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2013 – 14, and served as one of the co-chairs of the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2014.
In January 2011, the Government of India awarded Kris the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third highest civilian honor.
He serves on the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIIT, Bangalore, and is also on the Board of Trustees of the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
Kris holds master’s degrees in physics and computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
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Infosys
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Infosys provides digital services and consulting to thousands of customers all over the world. With over four decades of experience as a digital services leader, they became the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ. Today, they have roughly 335,000 employees and operate across more than 50 countries worldwide. Infosys manages the systems and operations of global enterprises, and more specifically, makes sure that they are headed in the right direction on their "digital journey". They cater to Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture, Automotive, Chemical Manufacturing, Communication Services, and just about any other industry you can possibly think of. With each enterprise they work with, they hope to foster innovation and provide them with the new realities of business technology today. For those industries, they are experts in Digital Marketing, Digital Workplace Services, Applied AI, Blockchain, Enterprise Agile DevOps, Salesforce, Cybersecurity, etc. Their main services are in the categories of Application Development and Maintenance, Business Process Management, Consulting Services, and Incubating Emerging Offerings. Their services help accelerate productivity and optimize business performance. More specifically, their suite of products within these services include EdgeVerve, Finnacle, Cortex, Meridian, Panaya, Equinox, Wingspan, HELIX, and Polycloud. These platforms help businesses achieve digital transformation through AI and Machine Learning. Overall, Infosys is constantly working to transform organizations by augmenting their core digital capabilities. Infosys helps organizations become better equipped to respond to disruptions in the market as well as move forward effectively whether that is seeking out a new business model, innovation, or advancement in their current operating model.