B. V. R. Mohan Reddy (born 12 October 1950) is an Indian business executive and engineering manager who founded and served as Executive Chairman of Cyient.[4] He joined the DCM Group in 1974,[5] and has subsequently worked with MICO Bosch, HCL, and OMC Computers Limited. He was the Chairman of NASSCOM from 2014–2015, and is a business analyst.[6]

Mohan Reddy Venkat Rama Bodanapu
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Mohan Reddy Venkat Rama Bodanapu
Born (1950-10-12) 12 October 1950 (age 74)[1]
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materAndhra University
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
University of Michigan
OccupationChairman of Cyient (formerly Infotech Enterprises)[2]
Board member ofCyient
SpouseSucharita[3]

Early life and education

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BVR Mohan Reddy was born on 12 October 1950 in Mahbubnagar, Mahbubnagar District, Telangana. Mohan holds a graduate degree in Mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Kakinada, India, and postgraduate degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and the University of Michigan. He has also received an honorary Ph.D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; an honorary D.Sc. from the Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam; and Doctor of Science Honoris Causa from KL University (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation), Vaddeswaram.[7]

Career

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Mohan started his career with the DCM group (Shiram Refrigeration), where he contributed to the assembly line operations in Diesel Engine production. After leaving the DCM group, he worked with MICO Bosch and then HCL, before joining OMC computers as Managing Director.[7][8] Mohan founded Cyient as Infotech Enterprises in 1991, and he currently serves as the executive chairman of the company.[9][10]

He has also been a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council since 2003 and served as the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), southern region (2008-2009). Reddy also serves as Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee; member on the Board of NIIT University, Neemrana; and member of Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIIT Hyderabad.[10]

Awards

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  • Hyderabad Management Association awarded him the "Entrepreneur of the year" for 1992
  • HYSEA Outstanding Contribution Award in 1997
  • Ernst & Young presented him the "Outstanding Entrepreneur Award" in 1999
  • ASME Leadership Award [11]
  • Honorary Doctorate - JNTU, Hyderabad
  • Distinguished Alumni Award - IIT, Kanpur
  • Hyderabad Management Association awarded him the "Life Time Achievement Award" for the year 2015
  • Shared Services Forum, New Delhi felicitated him as "Pioneering Business Leader in Global India" in the year 2016
  • Padma Shri award 2017 in Trade & Industry.

Honors

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  • Former Chairman NASSCOM
  • Vice Chairman NASSCOM
  • Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Hyderabad
  • President of Electronic Industries Association of Andhra Pradesh (ELIAP)
  • President of Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA)
  • Vice Chairman of the CII-AP Chapter.
  • Chairman of CII (AP State Council)

References

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  1. ^ "BVR Mohan Reddy". hyderabadangels.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Infotech chief exudes confidence on Seemandhra's future". The Hindu. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ "P3Ps raise a toast to 29 years of German reunification". India Times. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Infotech Enterprises turns Cyient". The Hindu. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ Lall, Pavan (25 September 2022). "Cyient founder BVR Mohan Reddy: 'In many industries, IT and technology will converge". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Kurmanath, K. V. (17 November 2023). "Share wealth to retain talent: Cyient chief Reddy tells start-ups". BusinessLine. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b "B V R Mohan Reddy". Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Mr. B. V. R. Mohan Reddy, Founder, CMD, Infotech Enterprises Limited". India Infoline News Service. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Nasscom appoints B.V.R. Mohan Reddy as new chairman". 9 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Cyient eyeing four firms as potential buys". 4 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)