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.