Pradeep Kar
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Pradeep Kar (born March 11, 1958) is the Founder, chairman and managing director of Microland Limited, a pioneering and globally recognized IT Infrastructure services and consulting company with a proven track record of delivering tangible business outcomes for 35 years.[3][4][5][6] Microland’s 4,600+ technologists deliver services in over 100 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, offering solutions in networks, cloud, data centers, cybersecurity, services management, applications, and automation.
Pradeep Kar | |
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Kar, during a conference in 2016 | |
| Born | March 11, 1958[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman and Managing Director of Microland |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Spouse | Kalpana Kar[2] |
| Children | Pranika Kar[2] |
| Website | www |
Pradeep has founded and sold three technology companies, namely Indya.com (sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation),[7] Planetasia.com (India's first internet Professional Services Company), and Net Brahma Technologies.[8]
In 1999, the World Economic Forum recognized Pradeep as a 'Global Leader for Tomorrow'[9] as an acknowledgement of his leadership in the Indian IT industry.
Early life and career
Pradeep holds a postgraduate degree in Management and a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a recipient of the ‘India Young Business Achiever Award’[10] and he represented India at the ‘World Young Business Achiever Award’ at Belfast, Ireland in 1996. He was also featured in the ‘Newsweek’ as ‘Stars of Asia’ and in Business India publication as ‘Stars of India’.[11]
Boards and affiliations
From 2006 through 2016, Pradeep served as a Non-Executive Director on the board of UBM plc[12] - a leading business-to-business events organizer listed on the London Stock Exchange. Pradeep was on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications, India from 2011 to 2021.
Additionally, Pradeep has served as the First Chairman of the Governing Council of Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, for five years. Pradeep was also the President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), Bangalore Chapter.[13] Pradeep is the founding member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Bangalore Chapter.
Since 2016, Pradeep has been a member of the Provost's Council for Trinity College, Dublin.[14] Founded in 1592, it is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, one of seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland.
References
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