Ganesh Ayyar
Ganesh Ayyar | |
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| Born | Balu Ganesh Ayyar 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | CEO of Mphasis |
Balu Ganesh Ayyar (Born 1961) is an Indian executive. He is currently the CEO of Mphasis.
Early life
Ayyar was born in Madhya Pradesh to Professor S.A. Balu and Brinda Balu. He finished his schooling in Madhya Pradesh and went on to complete his B.Com from Guru Nanak College, Chennai. He participated in debates and writing plays. He completed his chartered accountancy in 1985.
Career
Ganesh Ayyar started his career in a manufacturing company as a management trainee in internal audit. After which he joined Hewlett Packard in 1989 with the core responsibility of growing business in the APAC region. In 1999, he was appointed the president of Hewlett Packard India and was instrumental in strengthening Hewlett Packard 's position in India. From 2004 to 2008, he was vice president of outsourcing services business unit for Asia-Pacific and Japan.[1]
On January 29, 2009, Ayyar was appointed as CEO and executive director at Mphasis.[2]
Ganesh Ayyar was also instrumental in refreshing Mphasis brand identity and tagline ‘Unleash the Next’ in 2014.[3] The $1 billion-plus IT services company has been looking at non HP related projects in banking, capital markets and insurance verticals to offset the drop in business from its parent company Hewlett Packard (HP).[4][5]
As part of the companys’ growth path, he has front ended four strategic acquisitions AIGSS, Fortify, Wyde Corporation, Digital Risk.[6]
He was among the top 5 paid CEO's in India from the IT sector.[7]
Awards
- 2010: NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2010 [8]
- 2011: Asia's Viewers Choice Award – CNBC Asia [9]
- 2011: India Talent management award at the CNBC TV18 [10]
- 2013: 'THOUGHT LEADER' by Stars of the Industry.
- 2015: Innovation and Excellence 2015 Awards from Corporate Livewire [11]
CSR
Ayyar has championed several Corporate Social Responsibility causes especially the employment of people with disabilities at the workplace. Today over 400 people with disabilities have been employed by Mphasis. With his executive sponsorship, the company has won several awards for its inclusion policy.[12]
Some of the initiatives undertaken under Ayyar’s leadership include:
- Launch of Kick Start Cabs – a cab service for senior citizens and people with disabilities.[13]
- Partnership with Lokalex – for a pilot program in rural education through IT.[14]
- Setup Office of Disability Services in partnership with IIMB.[15]
References
- ^ "Creating Sustainable Business Value". The Silicon Review.
- ^ "Mphasis Gets New CEO In Balu Ganesh Ayyar". Electronics For You. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Rebranding Mphasis". Businessworld.
- ^ "Growth apart from HP". Times Internet.
- ^ "Indian mid-tier software firm Mphasis turns billion-$ firm". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Mphasis Acquisition". Mint (newspaper).
- ^ "Top paid IT CEO's". Rediff.com.
- ^ "NDTV Business Awards". NDTV.
- ^ "CNBC Asia Awards". CNBC.
- ^ "CNBC TV18 Award".
- ^ "Excellence Awards".
- ^ "Businessmen with a heart". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Mphasis launches unique cab service system "KickStart" in Bangalore". IBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Mphasis F1 Foundation partners with Lokalex to contribute to the National Digital Literacy Mission". Technuter. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Office of disability service". ERNET.