S Ramadorai

IT's silent warrior



In a career spanning three decades at TCS, Subramaniam Ramadorai has been
instrumental in every success of TCS and with it the industry. Be it the

numerous quality initiatives, the offshoring model, measurement models for

people and processes, signing up of big ticket clients, or forging alliances

with global technology majors and institutions. Most importantly imbibing the

formula to cross the $1 bn, $2 bn, $3 bn and now nearly $4 bn threshold.

Ramadorai has somehow missed out on the adulation bestowed on the likes of

Murthy, Premji, Nilekani or even Kohli. He might not be the media's favorite

poster boy but in the echelons of Bombay House, Ramadorai remains the IT supremo

of the Tata Group. The Padma Bhushan in 2006 was the nation's fitting tribute

to IT's silent warrior.