Som Mittal
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Som Mittal is the current president of NASSCOM
. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Ahmedabad, Mittal has rich corporate experience in industries ranging from manufacturing through automobiles to IT. He has worked at such organizations as Larsen & Toubro
, Escorts
, SRF
, Wipro
and Compaq
and now in Digital. Mittal is today an often quoted example of the achievements possible in the Indian corporate sector.
(also known as Digital GlobalSoft or HP Globosoft) for the last five years. Between June 1998 and July 1999, he shouldered additional responsibility as managing director of Compaq
India and DIGITAL INDIA. Under Mittal’s leadership, Digital GlobalSoft has rapidly transitioned into a successful software services company attracting top-notch professionals, creating a resource pool with a vast knowledge and skill base and establishing a worldwide presence with full-fledged sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.
In addition to his corporate responsibilities he has many important positions in state and national apex bodies. Mittal is the President of NASSCOM
, National Council member & former Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Executive Council member & past President (South) - Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT). He is also a Member of the Chief Ministers Task Force (Govt. of Karnataka
), Governing Council member of Indian Institute of Information Technology,Bangalore(IIIT-B),International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad(IIIT-H), Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
,Delhi(IIIT-D) and Founder member–Board of Education Standards.
NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Ahmedabad, Mittal has rich corporate experience in industries ranging from manufacturing through automobiles to IT. He has worked at such organizations as Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has four main business sectors: technology, engineering, construction and manufacturing. L&T has an international presence, with a global spread of offices and factories, further...
, Escorts
Escorts group
The Escorts Group1 is one of the highly diversified engineering conglomerates located in Faridabad, Haryana, India. Its turnover is US$461.9 Million per annum.-Tractors:...
, SRF
SRF
SRF may refer to:Name:* SRF Limited, an Indian public company specializing in technical fibers, polymers and engineering plasticsTechnology:* Self-Resonant Frequency, a type resonance in electronic circuit* Server Response File...
, Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
and Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
and now in Digital. Mittal is today an often quoted example of the achievements possible in the Indian corporate sector.
Background
Mittal has headed Digital Equipment CorporationDigital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s...
(also known as Digital GlobalSoft or HP Globosoft) for the last five years. Between June 1998 and July 1999, he shouldered additional responsibility as managing director of Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
India and DIGITAL INDIA. Under Mittal’s leadership, Digital GlobalSoft has rapidly transitioned into a successful software services company attracting top-notch professionals, creating a resource pool with a vast knowledge and skill base and establishing a worldwide presence with full-fledged sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.
In addition to his corporate responsibilities he has many important positions in state and national apex bodies. Mittal is the President of NASSCOM
NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
, National Council member & former Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Executive Council member & past President (South) - Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT). He is also a Member of the Chief Ministers Task Force (Govt. of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
), Governing Council member of Indian Institute of Information Technology,Bangalore(IIIT-B),International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad(IIIT-H), Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi is an autonomous university in Delhi, India. It was founded as a State University by an act of Delhi Government in 2008, with seed support from the Government of NCT of Delhi...
,Delhi(IIIT-D) and Founder member–Board of Education Standards.