MindTree Executive Chairman Ashok Soota Receives Prestigious Golden Peacock Award

Jan. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- Bangalore, INDIA, January 20, 2010: MindTree Ltd., a global IT solutions company, today announced that its co-founder and Executive Chairman Ashok Soota was conferred the Golden Peacock Award for Technology Leadership – 2010 for his ‘outstanding achievements and leadership qualities’. The award, instituted by the Institute of Directors (IOD), was given away on January 16, 2010 at the IOD Convention 2010 held in Bangalore.
Under the Chairmanship of Justice P N Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India and Member – UN Human Rights Commission, the jury of the Golden Peacock Awards recognized Ashok Soota for his immense contribution to India’s IT services industry.
“It is a moment of great pride for all MindTree Minds that Ashok Soota has been conferred the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Technology Leadership – 2010,” said MindTree CEO & Managing Director Krishnakumar Natarajan. “This recognition is a testimony to his significant contributions in the evolution of India’s IT services industry,” he added.
The Golden Peacock Awards recognize excellence in quality, corporate governance, innovation, training, corporate social responsibility, environment management, ecological leadership and business leadership. Eligible institutions span the public, private, non-profit, government, business, manufacturing and service sectors.



About MindTree Ltd.
MindTree Ltd. is a global IT Solutions company specializing in IT Services, Independent Testing, Infrastructure Management and Technical Support (IMTS), Knowledge Services and Product Engineering, which comprises of R&D Services, Software Product Engineering and Next In Wireless. MindTree partners with its clients to create a transparent, value-based relationship. Our people build innovative solutions in a wide range of technology domains that enable our customers to succeed in their business goals.
MindTree was ranked 45th among the leaders in The 2009 Global Outsourcing 100 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. Widely known for its focus on human capital development, MindTree has been consistently rated among the most admired employers by several industry surveys, including Great Places To Work Institute, Hewitt Associates and Mercer. MindTree was ranked No. 1 among the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) India Award winners for the second consecutive year in 2008. MindTree was ranked No. 2 in Asia and declared the overall winner in India in the Asiamoney Corporate Governance Poll 2009. The Company is publicly listed in India. Please visit us at www.mindtree.com.
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