Infosys: A Profile

The second in the sequence of presentations in this batch was about the jewel of the Indian IT industry: Infosys. A snapshot of the presentation:

Infosys was established in India in the year 1981.

VISION- to be globally respected corporation which would provide best breed business solutions, leveraging technology, delivered by best in class people.

MISSION- achieving their objectives in an environment of fairness, honesty and courtesy towards their clients and employees.

VALUES:

1. Customer delight
2. Integrity and transparency
3. Fairness
4. Pursuit of excellence


The man behind Infosys is Mr.N.R.Narayanamurthy (Chief mentor & chairman). His belief was that the future is shaped by several turning points with great opportunities. Learning from experience helped him grow & succeed which lead Infosys to grow a $3billion

The Three Key people in Infosys are:

N.R.NARAYANAMURTHY (chairman &chief mentor)

NANDAN M NILEKANI (Co-chairman)

S.GOPALAKRISHNAN (CEO & M.D.)

HISTORY:

1981- established in India.

1987- first international office in US.

1995- Best annual report award from ICAI

1998- First in award for corporate excellence

1999- Annual revenue $100 million

2000- Office in Hong Kong & France. Global development centres in Canada, UK & three centres in US

2001- Best employers in India. Touched $400 million.

2002- Established subsidiaries Infosys China & Infosys Australia

2004- Crossed $1 billion

2006- Completed 25yrs with an excellent growth of $2 billion & had around 50,000+ employees

2007- Touched $3 billion

Infosys is now issuing its equity shares holders bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1.

Infosys is the only Indian company whose single share's market value went up to Rs.18,000.

To know more about the company, visit www.infosys.com.

(Thanks to Sandeep, Sunanda and Shambhu for an informative session, and to Soniya for providing this summary.)