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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = N S Narendra<br />
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| birth_place = Coorg, Karnataka<br />
| occupation = [[Entrepreneur|Founder]] of [[FirePro Systems]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Mysore]]<br />
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'''N S Narendra''' is the chairman and managing director of [[Firepro Systems Private Limited (India)|FirePro Systems]]. He founded Firepro in 1992 with the intent of providing a professional platform in the Fire Solutions{{buzzword inline|date=July 2019}} and Security space.<ref name="Firepro">{{cite web|last=Narendra|first=N S|title=N. S. Narendra|url=http://www.fireprosystems.com/aboutUs/leadership01.htm|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> He is a first-generation entrepreneur and has scaled up Firepro Systems to a leadership position in the Fire Safety and Security industry in less than decades.<ref name="Firepro"/><br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Narendra's father was an engineer in the [[Karnataka Electricity Board|KEB]].<ref name = "Forbes"/> Narendra was an Electronics engineering graduate from Mysore University's National Institute of Engineering in the year 1990, specialising in electronics.<ref name="Firepro"/><ref name = "Forbes">{{cite web|title=N.S. Narendra: The Fire Fighter|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/zen-garden/ns-narendra-the-fire-fighter/23912/1|work=Forbes India|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> Narendra had been selected to join the army but he chose not to join at the last moment.<ref name = "Forbes"/><ref name="Financial Express">{{cite web|title=All fired up about his next move|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/all-fired-up-about-his-next-move/292138|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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==FirePro==<br />
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Firepro is a company that has been providing integrated solutions{{buzzword inline|date=July 2019}} for fire protection, security and building management systems. It takes an integrated approach towards providing fire protection and security and was catering to a fast-moving construction industry.<ref name = "FirePro">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.fireprosystems.com/aboutUs/introduction.htm|publisher=FirePro|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> Narendra says, "I started with just Rs 10,000 which were my savings. It was just less money and a lot of ambition."<ref>{{cite book|last=Bagchi|first=Subroto|title=Zen Garden: Conversations with Pathmakers|date=15 December 2013|publisher=Penguin|location=UK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmZBAgAAQBAJ&q=%22N+S+Narendra%22&pg=PT65|accessdate=11 May 2014|isbn=9789351185741}}</ref><br />
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In 2008 when the real estate market suffered a setback, FirePro was affected. But in 2011, with N.S. Narendra as the chairman of Firepro Systems, the company became a leader in its sector. It had 1,300 employees and a business of Rs. 700 crore.<ref name = "Forbes"/> The company went global early and used to get 25% of its revenues from overseas.<ref>{{cite web|title=India's Hidden Gems|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/02/16/forbes-india-entrepreneurs-hidden-gems_slide_3.html|work=Forbes|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> However that same year, the company ran into a financial crisis and was unable to pay some of its employees.<ref>{{cite web|title=FirePro Systems facing financial crisis|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/FirePro-Systems-facing-financial-crisis/articleshow/11277521.cms|publisher=Times Of India|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> On 11 May 2012, [[Panasonic]] announced plans to acquire a 76.2% stake in Firepro Systems.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/electronics/panasonic-acquires-76-stake-in-firepro-systems/articleshow/13094230.cms|title=Panasonic acquires 76% stake in Firepro-Systems|publisher=Economoctimes.indiatimes.com|date=11 May 2012|accessdate=26 May 2012}}</ref> Ever since Firepro is a part of Panasonic Corporation, Japan.<ref name="Firepro"/><br />
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