Suhas Gopinath

Suhas Gopinath
Born (1986-11-04) November 4, 1986
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Entrepreneur

Suhas Gopinath (born November 4, 1986[1][2] in Bangalore) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO and Chairman of Globals Inc., an IT multinational company. He took charge as CEO at the age of 17, three years after founding the company, and at the time, was named world's youngest CEO.

Early life

Gopinath was born in Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka to his father, a defense scientist and mother, a housewife.[3] He taught himself to make websites with the help of books and made his one as, www.coolhindustan.com, at the age of 14, and incorporated his company Globals Inc., the same year in 2000.[1][3] He became CEO of his multinational company at the age of 17.[4] He was thought to be, for a time, the youngest CEO of a company.[3][5]

Recognition

References

  1. 1 2 "Globals CEO Suhas Gopinath plans to list company in 2015". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Suhas Gopinath". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Indian teen at gates of success". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. "Suhas Gopinath, CEO at 17". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. "Teenager hopes his firm will become another Microsoft". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-11-10. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  6. "List that outgrew Hanuman's tail". The Times of India. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  7. "Suhas Gopinath, Youngest CEO". PETADishoom.com. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  8. "Young Achiever Award". EICC. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  9. "Youth with a Mission". City News-Singapore. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  10. "Young Global Leaders 2008". World Economic Forum. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-18.

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