Mr. N.R Narayana Murthy, the founder of India 's software giant Infosys Technologies, truly epitomizes the philosophy of 'Simple Living, High Thinking'. His dynamic initiatives have made India a global player in the world's IT map, thus making the nation proud. Under his dynamic leadership, Infosys became the first Indian company to be listed on the US NASDAQ with the largest market capitalization.
The soft-spoken and humble, Mr. Murthy has been conferred with numerous awards and honors over his lifetime. The Economist ranked him 8th in the list of the top 15 most admired global leaders (2005). He was ranked 28th among the world's most-respected business leaders by the Financial Times (2005). He topped the Economic Times Corporate Dossier list of India 's most powerful CEOs for two consecutive years - 2004 & 2005.
The TIME magazine "Global Tech Influentials" list (August 2004) identified Mr. Murthy as one of the ten leaders who are helping shape the future of technology. In 2006, the TIME magazine again voted him as one of the Asian heroes who have brought about revolutionary changes in Asia in the last 60 years. He was the first recipient of the Indo-French Forum Medal (in the year 2003), awarded by the Indo-French Forum, in recognition of his role in promoting Indo-French ties. He was voted the World Entrepreneur of the Year - 2003 by Ernst and Young. He was one of the two people named as Asia 's Businessmen of the Year for 2003 by Fortune magazine. In 2001, he was named by TIME/CNN as one of the twenty-five most influential global executives, a group selected for their lasting influence in creating new industries and reshaping markets. He was awarded the Max Schmidheiny Liberty 2001 prize ( Switzerland ), in recognition of his promotion of individual responsibility and liberty. In 1999, BusinessWeek named him one of their nine Entrepreneurs of the Year, and he was featured in BusinessWeek's 'The Stars of Asia' for three successive years - 1998, 1999 and 2000. He has been conferred Honorary Doctorate by several well-known universities in India and abroad.
Having built the biggest IT empire, Mr. Murthy has truly demonstrated that honesty, transparency and moral integrity are not at variance with business acumen. The essence of the Infosys family is their principle that their wealth should be shared with the underprivileged. With this objective, he founded the Infosys Foundation , a social welfare trust which streams millions into charity every year. Mr. Murthy has been conferred the Padma Shri remains rooted to his philosophical value system while nourishing relationships between people of diverse cultures and traditions. Mr. Murthy today is recognized world over for his professionalism, far-reaching vision that had guided thousands of people to perform their duty without forgetting their responsibility.
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