G P Chandrakumar
Born in 1958, Chandra has been part of the IT industry for more than 25 years. Of these, he was involved for about 17 years as a first generation Entrepreneur. .
Chandra completed his engineering (Electronics & Communications) from the College of Engineering, Madras in 1979 and has also attended an Entrepreneurial Development Program at IIM, Bangalore. Chandra started his career with A V Thomas Software Research Company and worked in the Hinditron group and Advent Computer Services before he founded and launched Linc Software at Koramangala Bangalore in 1988.
From 1988 to May 2005, Chandra was the CEO & Chairman of Linc Software. The company grew into a mature and professionally managed company with offices in 6 countries across 3 continents before it merged into MindTree in 2005. He has a sound understanding of business practices in the US, Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific, having created and maintaining client and partner relationships in varied industry segments in these regions.
May 2005- Oct 2006 ; He was the Executive Vice President at MindTree Consulting, Bangalore. He was initially responsible for integrating the two organizations. He then focused on a few strategic initiatives at Mindtree and later integrated MindTree’s business in the Asia Pacific region as a profit centre.
Since 1st Oct 2006, He has chosen to move out of corporate activities and now shares his experiences with other entrepreneurs. He is also involved as an Advisor at LabourNet, Project Director in a Swiss India VET Initiative, Investor / Mentor of Emilios Cafes and supports an NGO called GIVEINDIA.
Chandra enjoys the occasional game of billiards/snooker and was a keen hockey player in his college days. He is an active Rotarian and keen to spend a good deal of his time in socially relevant activities.
Chandra is married to Kalpana, a home-maker, and they have two sons, Naveen and Ashwin. They reside in Bangalore and Chandra’s father lives with him.
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