Azim Premji

Azim Premji – Introduction

                                                                            

              

Image: Namas Bhojani for Forbes India

Personal lifeAge: 67 Years; born on July 24th 1945, in Mumbai, India

Chairman of Wipro Group

Education: BSEE(BS degree in Electrical Engg) from Stanford University, USA.

Family: Azim Premji is married to Yasmeen. The couple have two children, Rishad and Tariq.

Family Background: family owned Business of Hydrogenated Oils and Toiletries.

Succesfully diversified the group into IT business

Personality Traits: Highly Professionalism, down to earth and Value Oriented, Action based and keep away from spotlights

Career

Azim Premji took the reign of family owned business in hydrogenated cooking fats at the age of 21

Thereafter Premji made a focused shift from soaps to software. In the 80s Wipro diversified into IT.

Won the confidence of shareholders – a major hurdle for diversification

Wipro is one of the largest and fastest growing IT companies in India.

Azim Premji - Achievements

Premji owns 79 percent of Wipro, one of the largest and fastest growing IT company in India.Third wealthiest Indian, and the 41st richest in the world - ForbesPersonal wealth of $12.2 billion in 2012 In 2000 (Forbes)Greatest Entrepreneurs for Wipro emerging as one of the world’s fastest growing companies by Business WeekVoted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek.Listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine in 2004 and 2011.

Contribution To Indian IT Industry

Wipro is one of the major IT company in India and leading by setting the examples. Azim Premji was actively involved with NASSCOM and Indian GovernmentPlayed Key role in Initiating IT industry favorable policies as an advisor to Government of India, Prime Minister and NASSCOM Leadership position served as a benchmark for other IT companies.IT Industry contributed to India’s rapid economic growth and provided jobs to millions of people.

Honors & Recognitions !Award: Outstanding Philanthropist (Forbes)

Why He Won: India’s biggest philanthropic contribution

His Trigger: Deeply disturbed by growing inequity between haves and have-nots

His Mission: Improving quality of education, social and economic conditions.

His Action Plan: Working with government schools, bringing change at the top, improving quality of teachers, increasing capacity of education officers.

His next move: Set up institutions like Azim Premji University

Azim Premji foundation

Honors and Recognitions

In 2000, conferred an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Padma Bhushan in 2005 by Government Of India

Lakshya Business Visionary in 2006 by National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai

Honorary doctorate in 2008 from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut for his outstanding philanthropic work.

Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) from the Aligarh Muslim University in 2008

Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the second highest civilian award by the Government of India.

Thank You !

It was real pleasure to understand Mr. Azim Premji and the contribution that he has made for India

Presented By: Amay PatilSmt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School