B. V. R. Mohan Reddy

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Padma Shri
Mohan Reddy Venkat Rama Bodanapu
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Mohan Reddy Venkat Rama Bodanapu, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017.jpg
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Mohan Reddy Venkat Rama Bodanapu
Born (1950-10-12) 12 October 1950 (age 74) [1]
Mahabubnagar
Nationality Indian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater Andhra University
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
University of Michigan
OccupationChairman of Cyient (formerly Infotech Enterprises) [2]
Board member of Cyient
SpouseSucharita [3]

B. V. R. Mohan Reddy (born 12 October 1950) is an Indian business executive and engineering manager who founded and served as Executive Chairman of Cyient. [4] He joined the DCM Group in 1974, [5] and has subsequently worked with MICO Bosch, HCL, and OMC Computers Limited. He was the Chairman of NASSCOM from 2014–2015, and is a business analyst. [6]

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Early life and education

BVR Mohan Reddy was born on 12 October 1950 in Mahbubnagar, Mahbubnagar District, Telangana. Mohan holds a graduate degree in Mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Kakinada, India, and postgraduate degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and the University of Michigan. He has also received an honorary Ph.D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; an honorary D.Sc. from the Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam; and Doctor of Science Honoris Causa from KL University (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation), Vaddeswaram. [7]

Career

Mohan started his career with the DCM group (Shiram Refrigeration), where he contributed to the assembly line operations in Diesel Engine production. After leaving the DCM group, he worked with MICO Bosch and then HCL, before joining OMC computers as Managing Director. [7] [8] Mohan founded Cyient as Infotech Enterprises in 1991, and he currently serves as the executive chairman of the company. [9] [10]

He has also been a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council since 2003 and served as the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), southern region (2008-2009). Reddy also serves as Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee; member on the Board of NIIT University, Neemrana; and member of Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIIT Hyderabad. [10]

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Honors

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  10. 1 2 "Cyient eyeing four firms as potential buys". 4 June 2014.
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