Ganesh Ayyar
Ganesh Ayyar | |
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| Born | Balu Ganesh Ayyar 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Guru Nanak College, Chennai |
Balu Ganesh Ayyar (born 1961) is an Indian executive. He is the former CEO of Mphasis.
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
Ayyar started his career in a manufacturing company as a management trainee in internal auditing. He joined Hewlett Packard in 1989 with the responsibility of growing business in the APAC region. In 1999, he was appointed the president of Hewlett Packard India. From 2004 to 2008, he was vice president of the outsourcing services business unit for Asia-Pacific and Japan.[1]
On 29 January 2009, Ayyar was appointed as CEO and executive director at Mphasis.[2] Ayyar was involved with refreshing Mphasis's brand identity with the tagline ‘Unleash the Next’ in 2014.[3] The $1 billion-plus IT services company has been looking at non HP related projects in banking, capital markets and insurance verticals to offset the drop in business from its parent company Hewlett Packard (HP).[4][5] During his tenure, the company has acquired AIGSS, Fortify, Wyde Corporation, Digital Risk.[6]
Some of the initiatives undertaken at Mphasis during Ayyar's tenure include the launch of Kick Start Cabs, a cab service for senior citizens and people with disabilities,[7] and partnership with Lokalex for a pilot program in rural education through IT.[8]
In 2013, he was among the top 5 paid CEOs in India from the IT sector.[9]
Ayyar is joining Cognizant as EVP for digital operations from 1 August 2019.
Awards[edit]
- 2010: NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award[10]
- 2011: Asia's Viewers Choice Award – CNBC Asia[11]
- 2011: India Talent management award at the CNBC TV18[12]
- 2015: Innovation and Excellence Award from Corporate Livewire[13]
- 2016: Mid-Market CEO of the Year’ from CEO Connection Mid-market awards.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Creating Sustainable Business Value". The Silicon Review.
- ^ "Mphasis Gets New CEO In Balu Ganesh Ayyar". Electronics For You. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Rebranding Mphasis". Businessworld. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Growth apart from HP". Times Internet.
- ^ "Indian mid-tier software firm Mphasis turns billion-$ firm". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Mphasis Acquisition". Mint.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Top paid IT CEO's". Rediff.com.
- ^ "NDTV Business Awards". NDTV.
- ^ "CNBC Asia Awards". CNBC.
- ^ "CNBC TV18 Award".
- ^ "Excellence Awards".
- ^ "2016 CEO Connection Mid-Market Award Winners - CEO Connection Mid-Market Awards". Mid-Market Awards. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
External links[edit]
- How CEOs Stymie Their Own Digital Transformation at Wharton University of Pennsylvania
- Transforming Corporate Cultures by Celebrating Failures at Wharton University of Pennsylvania
- Digital Transformation: Learning to Take the Fight to Pure-play Rivals at Wharton University of Pennsylvania
- The Digital Leader: Self-transformation for Long-term Success at Wharton University of Pennsylvania