F. C. Kohli

F C Kohli

Faqir Chand Kohli (born February 28, 1924) is an Indian businessman. He is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Indian Software Industry".^[1] He was the first General Manager of Tata Consultancy Services, a leading Indian software consultancy company. He has also worked as the Deputy General Manager of the Tata Power Company.

Education

F.C. Kohli did his BA and B.Sc. (Hons) from Punjab University, Lahore. He completed his B.Sc. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University, Canada(1948), and subsequently did his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1950).^[2]

Positions held^[3]

• 1977 – Director, Tata Infotech Ltd.
• 1982 - Director, Bradma of India Ltd.
• 1988 - Chairman, WTI Advanced Technology Private Ltd.
• 1989 - Director, Tata Elxsi (I) Ltd.
• 1991 - Director, Tata Technologies (Pte) Ltd., Singapore.
• 1994 - Director, Triveni Engineering Works Ltd.
• 1999 - Director, HOTV Inc., US.
• 1999 – Director, Engineering Analysis Center of Excellence Pvt. Ltd.
• 1999 – Director, eBIZ Solutions Ltd.
• 2000 - Director, Edutech Informatics India (P) Ltd.
• 2000 - Director, Technosoft SA, Switzerland.
• 2000 - Director, Sun F&C Asset Management (I) Pvt. Ltd.
• 2000 - Director, Aerospace Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• 2002 - Director, Media Lab Asia Ltd.

Honors

Kohli has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour, for his contribution to the Indian software industry. The awards were announced by the President of India on January 25, 2002, on the eve of India's Republic Day. He has also has been awarded honorary degrees from University of Waterloo, Canada, Robert Gordon University, U.K, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, Jadavpur University, Queen's University and University of Roorkee.^[1] He is also a fellow of IEEE US, IEE UK, Institution of Engineers India, and Computer Society of India among others.

Other awards and honours:

• Dadabhai Naoroji Memorial Award, 2000.^[4]
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Management, All India Management Association (AIMA), 2002.
• Gold Medal and Cash Award for paper on 'Economics of Long Distance, Extra High Voltage Transmission Lines'.
• Gold Medal from Central Board of Irrigation and Power, for the best paper on 'Inter-System Contracts and Organisational Requirements for Economic Operation of Inter-connected Systems'.
• Dr. V. M. Ghatge prize for lecture on 'Automation in Power Systems Operations'.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Centennial Gold Medal "for extraordinary achievement and deserving of special recognition".
• Scroll of Honour from the Institution of Engineers, "for profound dedication to the progress and advancement of the engineering fraternity".
• Electronics Man of the Year Award, The Electronic Component Industries Association, 1989.
• Lifetime contribution to information technology, Dataquest, 1995.
• QIMPRO Platinum Standard Award (QIMPRO Foundation) for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Quality, 1999.
• National Award, Delhi Telugu Academy, 2000.
• Juran Quality Award, Indian Merchants Chamber, 2000.
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2000.
• Business Leadership Award, Madras Management Association, 2000.
• Lifetime Achievement Award, World HRD Congress, 2001.
• Vocational Excellence Award, Rotary Club of Mumbai Downtown, 2001.
• National Citizens Award, "for outstanding contribution in the field of Information Technology", 2001.
• Lifetime achievement award, The Economic Times, 2002 ^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "F C Kohli, Founder of TCS @ Rotman". Business Week. http://bwnt.businessweek.com/calendar/index.asp?s=37&e1=10&e3=2006&r=byschool. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
2. ^ "Profile: Dr. Faqir Chand Kohli (Sci'48)". Queen's University. http://appsci.queensu.ca/alumni/profiles/kohli/. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
3. ^ http://www.dolphinoffshore.com/pdfs/dr_kohli.pdf
4. ^ TCS's F.C. Kohli gets honoured
5. ^ Dr F C Kohli conferred ET lifetime achievement award

External links

• Profile on Queens University website
• http://www.icssingapore.org/Adv_FCK.htm
• http://appsci.queensu.ca/alumni/profiles/kohli/

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