N. R. Narayana Murthy

Overview

N. R. Narayana Murthy co-founded Infosys in 1981 and since August 2006 he has been our Non-executive Chairman and Chief Mentor. Mr. Murthy served as our CEO for 20 years between 1981 and 2002. Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on NASDAQ in 1999. He retired from the position of CEO in 2002 and served as the Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor until August 2006. He retired from employment in August 2006. He also serves as a director of Infosys China and Infosys Consulting. Mr. Murthy serves as an independent director on the board of the DBS Bank, Singapore, DBS Group Holdings. and New Delhi Television Limited, India. He serves as a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry, as a member of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Foundation and as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Indus Entrepreneurs, or Tie, Inc. Mr. Murthy is the chairman of the governing body of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Cornell University Board of Trustees, Singapore Management University Board of Trustees, INSEAD's Board of Directors and the Asian Institute of Management's Board of Governors. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards and Councils of various well-known universities - such as the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of Tokyo. In August 2004, TIME magazine's "Global Tech Influentials" list named Mr. Murthy as one of the ten leaders who are helping shape the future of technology. In 2005, the Economist ranked him 8th among the 15 most admired global leaders and the Financial Times ranked him 28th among the world's most-respected business leaders. He topped the Economic Times Corporate Dossier list of India's most powerful CEOs for two consecutive years - 2004 and 2005. In 2006, TIME magazine voted him as one of the Asian heroes who have brought about revolutionary changes in Asia in the last 60 years. Mr. Murthy holds a B.E. from the University of Mysore and an M. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, or IIT, Kanpur.