Flextronics chief Arun Kumar passes away

BANGALORE: Arun Kumar, President and Managing Director, Flextronics Software
Systems (FSS) passed away yesterday night at San Diego in the US.






According
to the information available, Kumar went to the hospital in the US for the

regular health check-up. He was advised to go for a surgery immediately because

of Arrhythmia. (irregular heartbeats or change in the rhythm of heartbeat) It is

reported that he died in the hospital.



Kumar had a significant track record in the global IT and Telecommunications
industry. Arun Kumar was credited with many of the successes in expanding FSS'

business to newer markets and leading it into the products business.






In May 2000, Kumar was awarded the coveted Hughes Chairman's Honor Award of
Excellence. In September 2000, Kumar joined a select band of professionals to be

nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year






Prior to coming to India in 1995, Kumar was the head of Hughes Network Systems'
West Coast software operations, based in San Diego, California. His contribution

in the area of strategic planning, product definition and marketing focus helped

HNS enter emerging technology areas such as cellular telephony and integrated

satellite business networking on very small aperture terminal (VSAT) systems.

Before this, in his engineering role, he had pioneering work in the design and

development of VSAT technology and developing a digital standard for Hughes'

entry into the cellular business.






Kumar had served as the Chairman of the Executive Council of NASSCOM (National
Association of Software & Service Companies) and had been the Chairman of the

American Business Council in the Telecommunications Group. Kumar was also an

active Member of the Governing Council of the University of Delhi's Institute of

Informatics and Communication.






Kumar had a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and a Masters in Computer Science from the

University of Missouri, US.












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