Laxmikanth Venkatraman has been a part of the IT industry since 1982. His experience spans software product development and support, marketing of IT products and services, business process outsourcing, human resources and systems administration. His expertise lies in development of offshore delivery models and he has been instrumental in setting up offshore delivery centres for MNCs like Intergraph Corporation, D. E. Shaw & Co., ADP and Broadridge. Mr. Venkatraman is a member of the Chartered Securities Investment Institute’s India committee; chairman, AMCHAM Hyderabad chapter; and a member of the advisory board of the ICFAI.
Q. From physics to management, how did it all come along? Also, what was your career idea when you were in school?
A. I really never had any career idea or goal as such. I have always been an avid cricket fan and used to spend my time playing the game. After completing my post graduation, my father suggested that I do a course in computers, as it was the ‘in thing’ then. Eventually I became a trainer in a computer coaching centre. This is how the journey started that brought me where I am today.
Q. Please throw some light on your journey to becoming the MD of Broadridge Financial Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
A. In many ways, I would say my journey was probably one of the earliest in software industry in India and pioneering in the ecosystem around it. When I look back, I can see that there were a lot of things that we introduced in those days which are still prevalent. For example, knowledge management, innovative HR practices were some of the practices which we introduced in our organisation, and associates wholeheartedly accepted them. These ultimately translated into becoming the best practices of the organisation. All this was possible may be because we were young, enthusiastic and wanted to do a lot of new things. Click here to read more...
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