Introduction of the Chief Guest
Introduction of Chief Guest by Dr Sharath K Rao,
Dean, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Respected dignitaries on the dais and off the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the
dais, graduates, parents and friends.
year 2013-14.
It is my honour and privilege to introduce the
chief guest of today’s function, Mr Senapathy
Gopalakrishnan, popularly known as Kris
Gopalakrishnan. He is the chairman of Axilor
Ventures, a company supporting and funding
start-ups. Kris served as the vice chairman
of Infosys from 2011 to 2014 and the chief
executive officer and managing director of
Infosys from 2007 to 2011. Kris is one of the
co-founders of Infosys. He was elected as the
president of India’s apex industry chamber -
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Gopalakrishnan
was
born
in Thiruvananthapuram, where he spent
his school days. Gopalakrishnan obtained
an MSc in Physics and MTech in Computer
Science from IIT, Madras. He started his
career as a software engineer with Patni
Computer Systems, Mumbai, in 1979.
In January 2011, the Government of
India
awarded
Mr
Gopalakrishnan
the Padma Bhushan, the country’s
third-highest
civilian
honour.