Background
Ayyar was born in Madhya Pradesh to Professor South America Balu and Brinda Balu.
executive vice president Chief Executive Officer of Mphasis
Ayyar was born in Madhya Pradesh to Professor South America Balu and Brinda Balu.
He finished his schooling in Madhya Pradesh and went on to complete his B.Com from Guru Nanak College, Chennai. He completed his chartered accountancy in 1985.
He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Mphasis. He participated in debates and writing plays. Ganesh Ayyar started his career in a manufacturing company as a management trainee in internal audit.
After which he joined Hewlett Packard in 1989 with the core responsibility of growing business in the APAC region.
In 1999, he was appointed the president of Hewlett Packard India and was instrumental in strengthening Hewlett Packard "s position in India. From 2004 to 2008, he was vice president of outsourcing services business unit for Asia-Pacific and Japan.
On January 29, 2009, Ayyar was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and executive director at Mphasis. Ganesh Ayyar was also instrumental in refreshing Mphasis brand identity and tagline ‘Unleash the Next’ in 2014.
As part of the companys’ growth path, he has front ended four strategic acquisitions AIGSS, Fortify, Wyde Corporation, Digital Risk.
He was among the top 5 paid Chief Executive Officer"s in India from the Information Technology sector. Ayyar has championed several Corporate Social Responsibility causes especially the employment of people with disabilities at the workplace. Today over 400 people with disabilities have been employed by Mphasis.
Some of the initiatives undertaken under Ayyar’s leadership include:
Launch of Kick Start Cabs – a cab service for senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Partnership with Lokalex – for a pilot program in rural education through Information Technology. Setup Office of Disability Services in partnership with IIMB.