Ashok Soota was among the early philanthropists in India to support disability rights and inclusion. The executive chairman of Happiest Minds Technologies now wants to define his legacy with a charitable trust dedicated to medical research
Ashok Soota has always dreamt big. He spent the early years of his career at business conglomerate DCM Shriram. In 1978, he became CEO of Shriram Refrigeration, a company that was unprofitable for four straight years, as per Crunchbase, and streered a complete turnaround. Then, in search of a challenge, he took up a job in Wipro, which, when he joined in 1984, had a fledgling infotech arm and was more of a vegetable oils company. In the next 15 years, he helped Wipro’s IT business grow from $2 million to $500 million revenue run rate.
(This story appears in the 09 February, 2024 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)