Ashok Soota

Ashok Soota, Chairman and Managing Director of MindTree,  was the President of Wipro from 1984 to 1999. He co-founded MindTree Consulting in 1999, which is currently a leading name in IT consulting. He has played a major role in the development of the IT industry in India.
 
Under his leadership, Wipro Infotech grew from a US$ 2 million business in 1984 to a US$ 500 million business in 1999. Ashok Soota began his career in 1965 with the Shriram Group of Industries in India, where he quickly ascended the ranks.
Shriram Refrigeration, a subsidiary of the Shriram Group, was unprofitable for four straight years when Mr.Soota assumed the role of CEO, from 1978 to 1984, and his expertise and determination facilitated a complete turn around.
A clear leader in the IT industry, Mr.Soota was the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) during 2002-03, and has served on the Indian Prime Minister's task force for development of the IT industry. Also, he is currently a member of the Advisory Council of World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.