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==Boards and affiliations==
==Boards and affiliations==
Kar served as a Non-Executive Director of UBM plc.,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=UBM.L| title = People: UBM PLC (UBM.L)| accessdate = 2015-04-27|work=[[Reuters]]|date=  April 2015}}</ref> a global events-led marketing and communications services business listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] for 10 years from 2006 to 2016, and is on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications India. He is a member of the Provost's Council of [[Trinity College, Dublin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcd.ie/provost/provostcouncil/community/|title=Community - Provost & President : Trinity College Dublin|last=Dublin|first=Provost & President, Trinity College|website=www.tcd.ie|language=en|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref>  and serves as Chairman of the Governing Council of Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://srishti.ac.in/people/gc-pradeep-kar|title=Pradeep Kar {{!}} Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology|website=srishti.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref> He was President of [[The Indus Entrepreneurs]] (TiE), Bangalore Chapter<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article1743741.ece|title=TiE Bangalore chapter president|date=2006-08-23|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|access-date=2017-06-09|language=en}}</ref> and Founding Member of the Bangalore Chapter of the [[Young Presidents Organization]]. He chairs the Infrastructure Management Services Forum of [[NASSCOM]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nasscom.in/overview-14| title = Remore Infrastructure Management Forum| accessdate = 2015-04-27|work=www.nasscom.in|date= April 2015}}</ref> the apex body of the Indian software & services industry
Kar served as a Non-Executive Director of UBM plc.,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=UBM.L| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707100352/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=UBM.L| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2011-07-07| title = People: UBM PLC (UBM.L)| accessdate = 2015-04-27|work=[[Reuters]]|date=  April 2015}}</ref> a global events-led marketing and communications services business listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] for 10 years from 2006 to 2016, and is on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications India. He is a member of the Provost's Council of [[Trinity College, Dublin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcd.ie/provost/provostcouncil/community/|title=Community - Provost & President : Trinity College Dublin|last=Dublin|first=Provost & President, Trinity College|website=www.tcd.ie|language=en|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref>  and serves as Chairman of the Governing Council of Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://srishti.ac.in/people/gc-pradeep-kar|title=Pradeep Kar {{!}} Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology|website=srishti.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref> He was President of [[The Indus Entrepreneurs]] (TiE), Bangalore Chapter<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article1743741.ece|title=TiE Bangalore chapter president|date=2006-08-23|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|access-date=2017-06-09|language=en}}</ref> and Founding Member of the Bangalore Chapter of the [[Young Presidents Organization]]. He chairs the Infrastructure Management Services Forum of [[NASSCOM]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nasscom.in/overview-14| title = Remore Infrastructure Management Forum| accessdate = 2015-04-27|work=www.nasscom.in|date= April 2015}}</ref> the apex body of the Indian software & services industry


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:54, 5 July 2021


Pradeep Kar
Pradeep Kar during a conference in Bangalore.png
Kar, during a conference in 2016
Born (1958-03-11) March 11, 1958 (age 67)[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
OccupationChairman and Managing Director of Microland
Years active1989-present
Spouse(s)Kalpana Kar[2]
ChildrenPranika Kar[2]
Websitewww.microland.com/about/leaders/pradeep-kar

Pradeep Kar (born March 11, 1958) is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Microland, a digital transformation company.[3][4][5] [6] Kar also founded and sold three technology companies, including Indya.com, which he sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation;[7] Planetasia.com, India’s first internet professional services company and Net Brahma Technologies.[8]

Early life and career[edit]

Kar graduated from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in 1981, and then received a master's degree in business administration from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research. He joined Wipro and soon relocated to US to run Sonata Software for three years. Returning to India he founded Microland, where he has served as the Chairman until now.[9][10] T .[11]

He also started PlanetAsia.com, ITspace.com,[12] Media2India.com, and Indya.com which were sold to take advantage of the dotcom bubble.[13][14][15]

Kar has been recognized with the Indian Express ‘India Young Business Achiever Award’[16] and was selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’.[17] He has been featured in ‘Newsweek International’ as ‘Stars of Asia’ and in ‘Business India’ as ‘Stars of India’.[18]

Boards and affiliations[edit]

Kar served as a Non-Executive Director of UBM plc.,[19] a global events-led marketing and communications services business listed on the London Stock Exchange for 10 years from 2006 to 2016, and is on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications India. He is a member of the Provost's Council of Trinity College, Dublin,[20] and serves as Chairman of the Governing Council of Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore.[21] He was President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Bangalore Chapter[22] and Founding Member of the Bangalore Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. He chairs the Infrastructure Management Services Forum of NASSCOM,[23] the apex body of the Indian software & services industry

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Pradeep Kar". www.equilar.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kalpana Kar". www.leadersquest.org. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Sen, Anirban. "Microland bets on computer infrastructure management". livemint.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "2014 Global Preview Everest Group PEAK Matrix of Infrastructure Services ITO" (PDF). www.everestgrp.com. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rediff On The NeT Business News: OTCEI takes position for leap into New Millennium". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Microland Pvt Ltd. "Making digital happen - Microland". Microland. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Star acquires Indya, buys out strategic investors". The Hindu Business Line. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ambitious revenue target for Net Brahma". The Hindu. 21 March 2001. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "DealCurry.com : Carlyle To Invest In IT Infra Solutions Company Microland". www.dealcurry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "H-1B curbs: Can Indian IT benefit too?". Deccan Chronicle. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ↑ TNN (8 December 2007). "Sundowner with Pradeep Kar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "INDIA: MICROLAND GROUP TO INVEST $10MN IN ITSPACE.COM". Highbeam. 28 May 2000. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Carlyle to back Kar's Microland - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "INDIA: NEW PORTAL SITE TO GO.(Microland Ltd)". Highbeam. 16 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "India Offers Challenges, Rewards for U.S. Firms Seeking Trade". Highbeam. 3 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Tirodkar first Indian to bag `World Young Business Achiever' award". Indian Express. 18 April 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tech Survivor..." www.digitaltoday.in. 31 March 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Pradeep Kar, Microland Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "People: UBM PLC (UBM.L)". Reuters. April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  20. ↑ Dublin, Provost & President, Trinity College. "Community - Provost & President : Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ "Pradeep Kar | Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology". srishti.ac.in. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "TiE Bangalore chapter president". The Hindu Business Line. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Remore Infrastructure Management Forum". www.nasscom.in. April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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