4. WHO IS MURTHY
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, better known as N.
R. Narayana Murthy, is an Indian businessman and co-founder
of INFOSYS.
He is a living legend and an epitome of the fact that honesty,
transparency, and moral integrity are not at variance with business
acumen.
He set new standards in corporate governance and morality when
he stepped down as the Executive Chairman of Infosys at the age
of 60 .
Born in MYSORE, KARNATAKA on 20 August 1946.
Murthy graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from
the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING ,
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE in 1967.
He received his master's degree from IIT KANPUR in 1969.
Murthy's first job position was at IIM AHMEDABAD, where he
worked as the chief systems programmer.
5. •After IIM AHMEDABAD, he started a company named Softronics
in 1976.When that company failed, he joined PATNI COMPUTER
SYSTEMS in PUNE.
•After settling down in Pune , Murthy founded INFOSYS in
1981 with an initial capital injection of Rs 10,000, which was
invested by his wife SUDHA MURTHY.
• Sudha Murthy is an Indian social worker and author. She began
her professional career as a computer scientist and engineer. She is
the chairperson of the INFOSYS FOUNDATION.
• Apart from giving new route to IT industry in India , he is also
known for his simplicity.
• He believes in sharing wealth with needy people.
•The more he gets, the more he shares. In the year 1991 when
Indian doors for liberalization where left open, he got hold of this
opportunity and then never turned back.
•NARAYANA Murthy served as the CEO of Infosys for 21 years.
6. • Murthy serves as an independent director on the corporate
boards of HSBC and has served as a director on the boards
of DBS bank , UNILEVER , ICICI and NDTV.
•He also serves as a member of the advisory boards and councils
of several educational and philanthropic institutions.
•He has also served on the boards of Cornell University,
Singapore Management University, INSEAD (Paris), Wharton
School and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford
University.
•He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of PUBLIC
HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA .
• He also serves on the Asia Pacific Advisory Board of BRITISH
TELECOMMUNICATION.
•Mr. Murthy was listed as one among the “12 greatest
entrepreneurs of our time” by the Fortune magazine in 2012.
•The Economist ranked him among the ten most-admired global
business leaders in 2005.
7. •He has been awarded the PADMA VIBHUSHAN by the
Government of India. .
• He is the first Indian winner of ERNST AND YOUNG’S
World Entrepreneur of the year award.
• He is the first Indian winner of Ernst and Young’s World
Entrepreneur of the year award.
•He has appeared in the rankings of businessmen and innovators
published by Business Week, Time, CNN, Fortune, India Today,
Business Standard, Forbes and Financial Times.
•He was awarded the 2012 Hoover Medal and the James C.
Morgan Global Humanitarian Award 2012 by The Tech Museum,
California.
•He received the 2007 Ernst Weber Medal from the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA .
•He has about 25 honorary doctorates from universities in India
and abroad.
8. INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES
LIMITED
Infosys Technologies Limited is an Indian multinational
provider of business consulting, technology, engineering, and
outsourcing services.
It is headquartered in BANGALORE ,KARNATAKA.
Infosys is the third largest INDIA based IT COMPANY by
2012 revenues. Of this revenue, the majority comes from
international business.
In 2009, Infosys collected 1.2% of its income from the domestic
Indian market.
There are 155629 employees worked in infosys (2012).
9. •Infosys design and deliver IT – enabled business solutions
that help global 2000 companies become “TOMMOROW’S
ENTERPRISES”.
•There solution focus on providing strategic differentiation
and operational superiority to clients.
•It offerings span business and technology consulting ,
application services , systems integration, product
engineering , custom software development maintenance ,
re-engineering independent testing and validation services ,IT
infrastructure services and business process outsourcing
(BPO).
•It helps their clients in strategic transformation , efficient
operation and enhance innovation.
10. Murthy said to all his employees
IT’S A TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY
THAT WORKING FOR LONG HOURS
MEANS VERY HARD WORKING &
100% COMMITMENT ETC.
PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY SIT
LATE IN THE OFFICE DON’T KNOW
TO MANAGE THEIR TIME.
SIMPLE !
12. You might fail, but get started-
Learn from mistakes and move on.
Think Big. Don't Hesitate to Start
Small-
In 1981, a determined Murthy started Infosys with Rs
10,000 he borrowed from his wife. In few years,
Infosys went on to become one of the largest
wealth creators in the country..
13. Trust in God, But Verify with Data-
In God we trust, the rest must come with data,
is perhaps Murthy's favourite statement. When
confronted with difficult decisions, he tends to
rely on data.
Keep the Faith
Infosys almost wound up in 1990. Murthy
did not want to sell the company. He
asked co-founders if they wanted out
and offered to buy their shares. All of
them stuck together.
14. Treat your People Good, but Your
Best Better -
Murthy always had a thing for good performers. And
he rewarded them well. When Infosys decided to
give its employees stock options, Murthy insisted that
some shares be given to good performers through
the 'Chairman's quota.'
Founders Keepers, but Not Forever
Murthy's decision do not allow founders to continue with the
company after the age of 65 set another standard for the
company. This way, younger leaders at Infosys had a greater
chance at the top positions.
15. Talent Spotting and Division of Labour -
Murthy is known to have an eye for talent and a talent for
dividing labour. Nandan was given sales responsibilities
while Kris and Shibu did the tech stuff. N S Raghavan
was asked to handle people and Dinesh was assigned
quality.
Hold on to Your People but don't Cling
Letting go is never easy but its not good to cling on to your
colleagues either. Amongst the founders, Ashok Arora,
Nandan Nilekani and K Dinesh have quit Infosys. Infy
veteran Mohandas Pai has also left Infosys.
17. T.VMOHANDAS PAI
(Director)
T.V. Mohandas Pai is currently the
Chairman of Manipal Global Education
Services. Previously, he was a Member
of the Board of Directors of Infosys.
Head – Administration, Education and
Research, Financial, Human Resources,
and Infosys Leadership Institute.
The man himself says that he needs
to take up new opportunities.
QUIT IN APRIL 2011
18. SUBHASH DHAR
(SVP & EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER)
Subhash is founder and CEO of
EnterpriseNube.
He brings with him vast experience in sales,
marketing and business development
functions from his over 14 year stint at
Infosys, a leading global firm in IT Services &
Consulting.
He was also a Member of Infosys Executive
Council and ran the industry business unit for
Communication, Media & Entertainment, one
of top revenue units for Infosys.
Looking at a start-up, of becoming
19. S.VAITHEESWARAN
(Vice President)
S. Vaitheeswaran has been appointed as the
chief executive officer of Manipal Universal
Learning (MUL).
He was the director and COO of Eicher
International before he joined Infosys.
Vaitheeswaran has 30 years of experience
in the areas of sales and marketing, supply
chain management, operations and global
marketing.
quit the company to join Manipal
Universal Learning (MUL) as the chief
operating officer.
QUIT IN AUGUST 2011
20. RITESH IDNANI
(Senior Vice President)
Joined ISGN as a CEO.
Intelligent Solutions. Getting Noticed
An MBA in finance and marketing from
Delhi University, Idnani was considered
one of the rising stars.
It is believed that he might have decided
to move on owing to differences with
some key people in the top management.
QUIT IN MAY 2012
21. SHAJI FAROOQ
(Senior Vice President)
Farooq had been associated with Infosys
for the last ten years. He was the head of
financial services (consulting) in the US.
Shaji Farooq has been in Infosys for the
last ten years and has over 20 years of
industry experience.
Farooq's exit is the latest in a series of
senior-level exits at Infosys in the last one
year.
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22. How TCS left Infosys in the
dust
The battle has been won and it is no
surprise that TCS has emerged as the
unquestioned lord of the Indian IT industry.
TCS, India’s largest software exporter,
reported better than expected numbers for
the June 2012 quarter. First post decided to
do a sales, net profit and share price
comparison of the two companies – Infosys
vs TCS. Listed below are the results:-
23. Chart 1
1. Chart one highlights the sales comparison
of Infosys and TCS. If we look at the
compounded annual growth rate (CAGR)
in revenues, TCS has grown by 6.06
percent each quarter, higher than the 4.15
percent growth of Infosys in the last eight
quarters.
24. Chart 2
1. The second charts highlights the bottom-line performance
of the two companies. For the current quarter, TCS
reported slightly better than expected numbers for the
June 2012 quarter against the disappointing numbers by
rival Infosys. Over the last eight quarters, TCS has
outperformed Infosys in terms of CAGR as its net profit
grew by 5.12 percent compared to the 3.5 percent growth
clocked by Infosys.
25. Chart3
1. The market has noted this divergence. The last chart
highlights the stock performance of the companies.
Well, here it is no surprise as the stock of TCS has
clearly outperformed its rival Infosys as it has risen by
44 percent over the last eight quarters compared to
the 19 percent fall in Infosys shares during the same
period.
26. 1993
In its IPO , INFOSYS issued shares at
Rs 95 each , with a face value of Rs 10.
1 share= Rs 95
27. 1994
Bonus issue of 1 share for every share
held. The share price was Rs 650 on
August 19 , 1994 .
2 shares= Rs 1300
28. 1997
Bonus issue of 1 share for every share
held.
The share price was Rs 1184 on August
19 , 1997.
4 shares= Rs 4376
29. 1999(January)
Bonus issue of 1 share for every share
held. So 1 share bought in the IPO was
now 8 shares . The share price on
february 8, 1999 was Rs 2370.
8 shares = Rs 18,960
30. 1999(November)
Stock split – every share held was spilt
into two . So 8 shares were split into 16.
The share price on January 24 2000
was Rs1750
16 shares =Rs 1,14,400
31. 2004
Bonus issue of 1 share for every 3
shares . For 16 shares , 5 bonus shares
were issued. The stock price on July 1,
2004, was Rs 1409
21 shares = Rs 29,589
32. 2006
Bonus issue of 1 share for every share
held. So for 21 shares, 21 bonus shares
were issued .The share price on July
13, 2006 was Rs 1680
42 shares = Rs 70,560
33. 2013
One share purchased in 1993was now
42 shares , and the stock price on
january 24, 2013 was Rs 2,797.
42 shares= Rs 1,17,474