TECH MAHINDRA
Tech Mahindra ’ s Head of Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing , Debasis Bisoi , on IoT , Blockchain , AI , and the Factory of the Future
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N obody who knows India can be unaware of Mahindra . The logo appears on the front of buses , trucks , motorcycles , commercial vehicles , SUVs and cars , as well as the ubiquitous three-wheelers ( available since 2018 in all-electric format ). Mahindra is one of India ’ s great industrial dynasties , a global brand today , with factories in South Korea , South Africa , the US , Australia and China , and a strong presence in defence and energy . Its Chairman , Anand Mahindra , is the grandson of JC Mahindra , one of three family members who founded Mahindra & Mahindra as a steel trading organisation in 1945 .
Anand Mahindra is also the founder of Tech Mahindra . An early entrant into the burgeoning though incipient industrial electronics market in 1983 , the company was started as a JV with British Telecom , subsequently buying out this partner , growing organically and by acquisition , and today having a presence in all of the world ’ s principal industrial markets . Tech Mahindra is the highest ranked non-US company in the Forbes Global Digital 100 list , employs more than 131,500
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