The
Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) is the highest award
given by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
to its alumni in recognition of their achievements
of exceptional merit.
Daa
Profile-Pawan Kumar ( BT/CE/69
)
President
Scandent Solutions,
Bangalore
After serving IIT Kanpur as Operations Manager in its Computer Center, he joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). During his 19 years at TCS, he contributed to its growth to make it one of the largest software and management consultancy organizations. In 1992, Mr. Kumar moved to RPG-Enterprises as Chief Executive of International Software Division of its joint venture with Fujitsu of Japan and ICL of UK. He was instrumental in making Fujitsu-ICIM the seventh largest software services export company of India.
In 1996, Mr. Kumar joined IBM Global Services India as its President. Thereafter, Mr. Kumar was the President of DSQ Software Ltd for a year . From 2001 Mr. Kumar was Founder, Chairman and CEO of vMoksha Ltd. He is currently a Director on the Boards of Gujarat Venture Fund and Lord Krishna Bank.
Mr. Pawan Kumar has been conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award, of IIT Kanpur, for his excellence in entrepreneurship.