Pradeep Kar

Pradeep Kar
Pradeep Kar during a conference in 2016
Born (1958-03-11) March 11, 1958[1]
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
Occupation Chairman and Managing Director of Microland
Years active 1989-present
Spouse(s) Kalpana Kar[2]
Children Pranika Kar[2]
Website www.microland.com/about/leaders/pradeep-kar

Pradeep Kar (born March 11, 1958) is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Microland, recognized as a key player in the Remote Infrastructure Management services space in India.[3][4][5] An entrepreneur, Kar founded and sold 3 technology companies, notable amongst them was Indya.com, which he sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation;[6] Planetasia.com, India’s first Internet Professional Services Company and Net Brahma Technologies.[7]

Early life and career

After graduating from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in 1981, Kar attended S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research for a master's degree in business administration. After completing MBA, he joined Wipro and soon relocated to US to run Sonata Software for three years. Kar saw an opportunity in India and founded Microland, where he serves as the Chairman until now.[8][9] The company successfully raised 25 lakh Indian rupees from SBI Capital Markets in October, 1990 and became Compaq’s distributor in India and were also able to sign a major deal with Cisco under his leadership.[10]

Alongside Microland, he also started a few companies including PlanetAsia.com, ITspace.com,[11] Media2India.com, and Indya.com which were sold to take advantage of the dotcom bubble.[12][13][14]

Kar has been recognized with the Indian Express ‘India Young Business Achiever Award’[15] as well as being selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’.[16] He speaks frequently at conferences and industry events on the topics of remote infrastructure management, Information Technology and disruptive convergence.[17][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 is also former President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Bangalore Chapter[23] and Founding Member of the Bangalore Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. Kar also chairs the Infrastructure Management Services Forum of NASSCOM,[24] the apex body of the Indian Software & Services industry. He is also a founding member of the Beer Drinkers Association of Information Technology (BAIT), along with Bikram Dasgupta and Pravin Gandhi.[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ "Pradeep Kar". www.equilar.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  2. 1 2 "Kalpana Kar". www.leadersquest.org. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  3. ↑ Sen, Anirban. "Microland bets on computer infrastructure management". livemint.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  4. ↑ "2014 Global Preview Everest Group PEAK Matrix of Infrastructure Services ITO" (PDF). www.everestgrp.com. 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  5. ↑ "Rediff On The NeT Business News: OTCEI takes position for leap into New Millennium". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Star acquires Indya, buys out strategic investors". The Hindu Business Line. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  7. ↑ "Ambitious revenue target for Net Brahma". The Hindu. 21 March 2001. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  8. ↑ "DealCurry.com : Carlyle To Invest In IT Infra Solutions Company Microland". www.dealcurry.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  9. ↑ "H-1B curbs: Can Indian IT benefit too?". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  10. ↑ TNN (2007-12-08). "Sundowner with Pradeep Kar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  11. ↑ "INDIA: MICROLAND GROUP TO INVEST $10MN IN ITSPACE.COM". Highbeam. 2000-05-28.
  12. ↑ "Carlyle to back Kar's Microland - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  13. ↑ "INDIA: NEW PORTAL SITE TO GO.(Microland Ltd)". Highbeam. 1999-12-16.
  14. ↑ "India Offers Challenges, Rewards for U.S. Firms Seeking Trade". Highbeam. 1999-12-03.
  15. ↑ "Tirodkar first Indian to bag `World Young Business Achiever' award". Indian Express. 18 April 2000. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  16. ↑ "Tech Survivor..." www.digitaltoday.in. 31 March 2002. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  17. ↑ "A balanced budget, given the constraints: Pradeep Kar, Microland". Business Today. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  18. ↑ "Decoding the art of hiring for start-ups- Business News". Business Today. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  19. ↑ "Pradeep Kar, Microland Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  20. ↑ "People: UBM PLC (UBM.L)". Reuters. April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  21. ↑ Dublin, Provost & President, Trinity College. "Community - Provost & President : Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  22. ↑ "Pradeep Kar | Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology". srishti.ac.in. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  23. ↑ "TiE Bangalore chapter president". The Hindu Business Line. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  24. ↑ "Remore Infrastructure Management Forum". www.nasscom.in. April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  25. ↑ V, Nirupama (2017). "'BAIT. Beer. IT. Friendship': Toasting to beer and better days". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  26. ↑ Rajmohan, Sooraj. "A culture of cooperation". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
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