8 Indians Among Top 50 Thinkers

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 21 November 2011, 15:58 IST   |    15 Comments
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Vineet Nayar
5. Vineet Nayar Vineet Nayar, the Vice Chairman and CEO of HCL Technologies, a global information technology services company based in India, is raked 40th. His exceptional management philosophy of placing his employees first and customers second stimulated his triumph. His book "Employees First, Customers Second" speaks about his management upheaval. Following his less conservative management system, Nayar never minds a dance with company's employee at wide Direction event, both on stage and crowd. He feels it reduces barriers between CEO and employee. With an engineering degree in India, followed by an MBA, Nayar boarded HCL back in 1985 and became the president of the company in 2005, CEO in 2007 and Chairman in 2010. HCL has won awards for best employer and most influential upcoming company under Nayar.