Ashok Soota
An Electrical Engineer with an MBA from the Asian Institute
of Management, took over as President, Wipro Infotech
in 1984, leading its phenomenal growth. He spearheaded the
joint ventures with The Acer of Taiwan and The British
Telecom of UK. He was adjudged the 'Electronics Man of
the Year - 1992. by Elcina and Information Technology
Man of the Year 1994 by Dataquest. In August 1999,
Ashok Soota, along with Subrato Bagchi,N.
Krishna Kumar and six others, (all ex-Wiproites), with the
help of venture capital funding, formally floated 'Mind
Tree Consulting Ltd'. The company provides e-commerce
& Telecommunication solutions
Besides his corporate roles, he has been the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) during 2002-03, and has served on the Indian Prime Minister's task force for development of the IT industry.Also, a member of the Advisory Council of World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva. On 5th April 2011 , he announced about his new IT venture "Happiest Minds Technologies Private Limited".
Som Mittal Som Mittal, an engineer from IIT, Kanpur, an MBA from
IIM, Ahmedabad, started his career in finance, moving to
information technology, after a stint in the automotive
industry. With an outstanding track record in effective crisis
management, he managed to turn around Digital, India within
four months of taking over the reins.Som Mittal is the current president of NASSCOM. He has worked at such organizations as Larsen & Toubro, Escorts, SRF, Wipro and Compaq. Mittal is today an often quoted example of the achievements possible in the Indian corporate sector.
Pradeep
Kar
Extremely
innovative and experimental, PradeepKar began
his career with Wipro Infotech. A Mechanical Engineer
with a management degree, he established Microland in
1989. Today in Bangalore he heads over 2000 people in 10 offices,
spread over 6 cities, across India. He was conferred the Young
Business Achiever Awardfor 1995-96. Today, Microland,
has grown into one of the leading Networking and Communication
Solutions & Service provider. He also handles all the functions
at www.planetasia.com
Extremely
innovative and experimental, Pradeep Kar began
his career with Wipro Infotech. A Mechanical Engineer
with a management degree, he established Microland in
1989. Today in Bangalore he heads over 2000 people in 10 offices,
spread over 6 cities, across India. He was conferred the Young
Business Achiever Award for 1995-96. Today, Microland,
has grown into one of the leading Networking and Communication
Solutions & Service provider. He also handles all the functions
at www.planetasia.com
