hcl technologies ltd (HCLT:Natl India)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Arjun Malhotra serves as an Executive Advisor at Technology Crossover Ventures. Mr. Malhotra serves as an Advisor of NextGen eSolutions Private Limited. He has over 42 years of experience in the Technology and IT space with both private and public companies. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Headstrong Corporation. He was an Advisor of Ybrant Digital Limited since 1998. Mr. Malhotra served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Techspan. ... He co-founded HCL Technologies Ltd, The HCL Group from a six-person “garage operation” in 1975 to one of India’s largest information technology corporation. He was at HCl Group for 23 years, where he oversaw their operations and new initiatives. He co-founded HCL Limited, Mr. Malhotra went on to launch successful divisions in the sectors of computer-aided design, reprographics, finance, and telecommunications. He took over HCL's US operation in 1989 and grew it to nearly $100 million annual revenues. In 1992, Mr. Malhotra ran the HCL-HP joint venture in India. In 1996, he set up and ran the joint venture with Deluxe Corporation. He also consolidated and grew the HCL Australasia operations in Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. Mr. Malhotra also headed operations in America and Asia Pacific and grew overall revenues beyond $600 million per year before leaving for Techspan. In late 1998, Mr. Malhotra founded Techspan India Limited (Headstrong Services India Private Limited) with funding from Goldman Sachs and Walden International. He started his career as a Senior Management Trainee at DCM in Delhi, India and was a key member of DCM Data Products that pioneered the digital electronics business in India. Mr. Malhotra serves as the Chairman of Vision 2020. He serves as Chairman Emeritus and Director of Headstrong, Inc. He serves as a Director of Lumis Partners and guides the team in investment evaluation, portfolio operations and overall strategy. He serves as a Member of Governing Board of Indian School of Business. He has been a Director of Entercoms, Inc since February 2013. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of DMI Finance Private Limited, Commerce Events Inc., and IDG Ventures India. He is also the current Co-Chair of the Pan-IIT Alumni Association. He serves on the Board of Governors for prestigious institutions including the IIT Foundation of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong; IIM, Udaipur; Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIIT&M), Gwalior; and the Doon School, Dehradun. Mr. Malhotra served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Techspan. He served as a Trustee of The Indus Entrepreneurs. Mr. Malhotra was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. He founded the Prof. G.S. Sanyal School of Telecommunications at IIT Kharagpur through personal endowment of Rs. 30 million. He was declared Life Fellow of IIT Kharagpur in February 2003. The Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah has honored Mr. Malhotra with the coveted Albert Einstein Technology Medal for 2001. The Institution of Engineers (India), too, has named Mr. Malhotra an Eminent Engineering Personality. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India (FIETE). He was awarded the Dr. B.C. Roy Gold Medal. IIT Kharagpur conferred on him a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in September 2012. He is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. Mr. Malhotra earned his B.Tech (Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kharagpur and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 1985.

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