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Pradeep Kar

Pradeep Kar
Kar, during a conference in 2016
Born (1958-03-11) March 11, 1958 (age 66)[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
Occupation(s)Chairman and Managing Director of Microland
Years active1989-present
SpouseKalpana Kar[2]
ChildrenPranika Kar[2]
Websitewww.microland.com/about/leaders/pradeep-kar

Pradeep Kar (born March 11, 1958) is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Microland, a digital transformation company.[3][4][5] [6] Kar also founded and sold three technology companies, including Indya.com, which he sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation;[7] Planetasia.com, India’s first internet professional services company and Net Brahma Technologies.[8]

Pradeep is also associated with the Bengaluru Literature Festival.[9]

Early life and career

Kar graduated from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in 1981, and then received a master's degree in business administration from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research. He joined Wipro and soon relocated to US to run Sonata Software for three years. Returning to India he founded Microland, where he has served as the Chairman until now.[10][11][12]

He also started Planetasia.com, ITspace.com,[13] Media2India.com, and Indya.com which were sold to take advantage of the dotcom bubble.[14][15][16]

Kar has been recognized with the Indian Express ‘India Young Business Achiever Award’[17] and was selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’.[18] He has been featured in ‘Newsweek International’ as ‘Stars of Asia’ and in ‘Business India’ as ‘Stars of India’.[19]

Boards and affiliations

Kar served as a Non-Executive Director of UBM plc.,[20] a global events-led marketing and communications services business listed on the London Stock Exchange for 10 years from 2006 to 2016, and is on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications India. He is a member of the Provost's Council of Trinity College, Dublin,[21] and serves as Chairman of the Governing Council of Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore.[22] He was President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Bangalore Chapter[23] and Founding Member of the Bangalore Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. He chairs the Infrastructure Management Services Forum of NASSCOM,[24] the apex body of the Indian software & services industry

References

  1. ^ "Pradeep Kar". www.equilar.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Kalpana Kar". www.leadersquest.org. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ Sen, Anirban. "Microland bets on computer infrastructure management". livemint.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 Global Preview Everest Group PEAK Matrix of Infrastructure Services ITO" (PDF). www.everestgrp.com. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Rediff On The NeT Business News: OTCEI takes position for leap into New Millennium". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ Microland Pvt Ltd. "Making digital happen - Microland". Microland. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Star acquires Indya, buys out strategic investors". The Hindu Business Line. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Ambitious revenue target for Net Brahma". The Hindu. 21 March 2001. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Friends of BLF - Bangalore Literature Festival". bangaloreliteraturefestival.org. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  10. ^ "DealCurry.com : Carlyle To Invest In IT Infra Solutions Company Microland". www.dealcurry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ^ "H-1B curbs: Can Indian IT benefit too?". Deccan Chronicle. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ^ TNN (8 December 2007). "Sundowner with Pradeep Kar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. ^ "INDIA: MICROLAND GROUP TO INVEST $10MN IN ITSPACE.COM". Highbeam. 28 May 2000. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Carlyle to back Kar's Microland - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. ^ "INDIA: NEW PORTAL SITE TO GO.(Microland Ltd)". Highbeam. 16 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  16. ^ "India Offers Challenges, Rewards for U.S. Firms Seeking Trade". Highbeam. 3 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Tirodkar first Indian to bag 'World Young Business Achiever' award". Indian Express. 18 April 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Tech Survivor..." www.digitaltoday.in. 31 March 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Pradeep Kar, Microland Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  20. ^ "People: UBM PLC (UBM.L)". Reuters. April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  21. ^ Dublin, Provost & President, Trinity College. "Community - Provost & President : Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Pradeep Kar | Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology". srishti.ac.in. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  23. ^ "TiE Bangalore chapter president". The Hindu Business Line. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Remore Infrastructure Management Forum". www.nasscom.in. April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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