S. D. Shibulal
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S.D. Shibulal, better known as Shibu, is the co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer
of Infosys
, a consulting and Consulting and IT services company based in India.
Shibulal is a member of the Board of Directors
of Infosys Limited. He took over from Kris Gopalakrishnan
as chief executive officer on August 21, 2011.
Shibulal received a master’s degree in physics
from the University of Kerala and an MS in computer science
from Boston University
.
He is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Infosys Limited has over three decades of IT leadership experience. He has played a pivotal role in the Infosys journey and was instrumental in the evolution of the Global Delivery Model which is now the de-facto industry standard for delivery for outsourced IT services. As of March, 2011 Shibulal's total networth is 1.1 billion USD.
His fascination with technology started during childhood. At TD High School in Alleppey in the 1970s, Shibulal would pore over diagrams in the magazine, Science Student, using them to build motion and sound sensors that would turn on a light, or a small fan.
Later, living in the US on a shoestring budget, Shibulal could not afford gadgets, so he assembled them with different parts from a RadioShack store. Even before PDAs were invented, Shibulal had one which he integrated himself. "When I have a need, I figure out a solution and integrate it. Now, I do it almost by intuition," he told a newspaper interviewer.
Shibulal started his Infosys journey in 1981 by leading its project management, followed by client relationships in North American for a decade. He followed this with a five-year sabbatical with Sun Microsystems between 1991 and 1996, where he was responsible for designing and implementing their first e-commerce application. In 1997, on his return to Infosys, Shibulal established and headed the Internet Consultancy practice. He moved on to serve several leadership roles at the group level, first as the Worldwide Head of Customer Delivery and later as Group Head, Worldwide Sales and Customer Delivery.
On June 22, 2007, Shibulal took over from S. Gopalakrishnan as Chief Operating Officer. According to the company website, Shibulal's focus has been on increasing competitiveness, improving customer experience, enhancing employee engagement
and increasing the depth of services.
On April 30, 2011, Shibulal took over the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Shibulal is a member of several international forums, namely the International Board of Foundation, Globethics.net, the global Corporate Governance Forum's Private Sector Advisory Group and the Metropolitan College Dean's advisory Board, Boston University.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Infosys
Infosys
Infosys Limited, formerly Infosys Technologies Limited is a global technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is the second largest IT exporter in India with 133,560 employees as of March 2011. It has offices in 33 countries and development centers in India, China,...
, a consulting and Consulting and IT services company based in India.
Shibulal is a member of the Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of Infosys Limited. He took over from Kris Gopalakrishnan
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Senapathy Gopalakrishnan , popularly known as Kris Gopalakrishnan is the President of Infosys Technologies a global consulting and IT services company based in India. He is also one of its seven founders.- Early days :...
as chief executive officer on August 21, 2011.
Shibulal received a master’s degree in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from the University of Kerala and an MS in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
.
He is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Infosys Limited has over three decades of IT leadership experience. He has played a pivotal role in the Infosys journey and was instrumental in the evolution of the Global Delivery Model which is now the de-facto industry standard for delivery for outsourced IT services. As of March, 2011 Shibulal's total networth is 1.1 billion USD.
His fascination with technology started during childhood. At TD High School in Alleppey in the 1970s, Shibulal would pore over diagrams in the magazine, Science Student, using them to build motion and sound sensors that would turn on a light, or a small fan.
Later, living in the US on a shoestring budget, Shibulal could not afford gadgets, so he assembled them with different parts from a RadioShack store. Even before PDAs were invented, Shibulal had one which he integrated himself. "When I have a need, I figure out a solution and integrate it. Now, I do it almost by intuition," he told a newspaper interviewer.
Shibulal started his Infosys journey in 1981 by leading its project management, followed by client relationships in North American for a decade. He followed this with a five-year sabbatical with Sun Microsystems between 1991 and 1996, where he was responsible for designing and implementing their first e-commerce application. In 1997, on his return to Infosys, Shibulal established and headed the Internet Consultancy practice. He moved on to serve several leadership roles at the group level, first as the Worldwide Head of Customer Delivery and later as Group Head, Worldwide Sales and Customer Delivery.
On June 22, 2007, Shibulal took over from S. Gopalakrishnan as Chief Operating Officer. According to the company website, Shibulal's focus has been on increasing competitiveness, improving customer experience, enhancing employee engagement
Employee engagement
Employee engagement, also called worker engagement, is a business management concept. An "engaged employee" is one who is fully involved in, and enthusiastic about their work, and thus will act in a way that furthers their organization's interests...
and increasing the depth of services.
On April 30, 2011, Shibulal took over the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Shibulal is a member of several international forums, namely the International Board of Foundation, Globethics.net, the global Corporate Governance Forum's Private Sector Advisory Group and the Metropolitan College Dean's advisory Board, Boston University.