Epitome of the fact that honesty transparency

and moral integrity are not at variance with

business acumen
N. R. Narayana Murthy
 N. R. Narayana Murthy

• Born on 20 Aug 1946

• Founder of Infosys 1981

• Non executive chairman of Infosys

• His estimated net worth is $1.6 billion as of 2010.

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.) from University of

Mysore in 1967

• Master of Technology (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1969.
• Implemented global delivery model at Infosys
• Strategic listing on NASDAQ

• Invest in well understood, proven product & not

just R & D
• While dealing with investors, always under
promise and over deliver
 Accolades

• World entrepreneur of the year 2003 by Ernst

and young
• Padma Vibhushan
• Padma Shri
 Infosys

• Founded in 1981 with 6 software professionals

• Got 1st foreign client in 1987

• 1993 became a public ltd co and received ISO

9001/TickIT Certification
• 1999 crossed $ 100 Million and was listed on
nasdaq
 Crises
• Sell out Infosys in 1990
• Too much dependent on single client
 Strategies
• Global delivery model
• Moving up the value chain
• PSPD model
 Generic strategies
• Focus on quality customer relationship and
timely delivery
• Differentiation
– Little in low end services of value chain
– High in high end services like software products
and package solutions
• Low cost delivery 24/7 model
 Other strategies
• Concentration
• Vertical integration
• Innovation SETLabs conducted workshops
with customers to identify research
collaboration
 CSR
• INFOSYS FOUNDATION
– Healthcare
– Rural development and social rehabilitation
– Learning and education
– Art and culture