| S D Shibulal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alleppey, Kerala, India |
| Education | MSc Physics from University of Kerala, MS Computer Science from Boston University |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer, Infosys. |
| Religion | Hindu |
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.[1]
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.[2] Shibulal received a master’s degree in physics from the University of Kerala and an MS in computer science from Boston University.[1]
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.
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