Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies
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By Benjamin Snyder, contributor
HCL Technologies, an offshore IT and software development company, handles everything from setting up a company's cloud computing services and performing research and development to software engineering. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Noida, India, HCL employs about 60,000 workers in over 20 countries around the world.
During the recession, HCL adopted an unconventional business structure under CEO Vineet Nayar, who took the helm in 2005. The company puts its focus on employees first, with the idea that creative employees lead to better innovation, which results in customer satisfaction.
So far it seems to be working. In 2009, the company's revenue grew by 23.5% and in April it reported better than expected growth during its third quarter. HCL is expected to report fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 results on Friday. More
HCL CEO Vineet Nayar says social media can come in many different forms. Photo: HCL Technologies.
What does social networking mean in developing economies, where laptops are harder to find and phones are often for texting, not browsing?
Over lunch this week, I put that question to Vineet Nayar. Besides being CEO of India-based outsourcing giant HCL Technologies, Nayar is an avid observer of the Internet's effect on global business and MORE
Jon Fortt - May 18, 2010 10:23 AM ET
Vineet Nayar, CEO of information technology company HCL talks about managing growth and taking on the big boys of tech.
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