Jan 12, 2009

Satyam Board - Profiles

Just a brief on the profiles of the 3 new board members of the beleagured IT firm Satyam.

Deepak Parekh

  • CA by qualification- Currently chairman of HDFC Ltd
  • Awarded Padma Bhushan- Started his career working for E&Y.
  • Has worked for leading banks in the world like Grindlays Bank, Chase Manhattan.
  • Was awarded with 'Businessman of the Year" in 1996 by Business India
Kiran Karnik
  • Ex-president of NASSCOM- Awarded Padma Shri in 2007
  • Holds a PG from IIM
  • Has been recognized as the guiding force for the Indian IT industry during the outsourcing backlash
  • Prior to joining Nasscom in 2001, Kiran Karnik was the managing director at Discovery Networks in India where he was instrumental in the launch of Discovery Channel in South Asia in August 1995 and Animal Planet (a Discovery – BBC joint venture) in 1999- Between 1991 to 1995, Kiran Karnik was founder-director of the Consortium for Educational Communication, which was responsible for UGC’s Countrywide Classroom broadcasts and other ICT initiatives
C Achuthan
  • Former member of SEBI
  • Was a presiding officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal(SAT)

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