Kerala's Cyberpark Names Binu Pazhoor as Chief Executive Officer
IT News Online Staff
2009-09-11
Cyberpark, the new IT park and center of excellence being developed by the Government of Kerala, has named Binu Pazhoor as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Pazhoor lead initiatives towards the development of the Cyberparks planned to be built in the Malabar region, which are Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargode.
Pazhoor will be responsible for the development of complete infrastructure, marketing and promotion of the three parks and the development of other initiatives supporting the successful implementation and functions of the parks.
"I am very excited to be part of Cyberpark. My main role involves focusing on the complete IT park development. Coming from this background, I am looking forward to this challenging task. Also being quite an environmentally conscious person, I intend to bring an eco friendly state-of-the-art facility with all the modern amenities promoting a greener Kerala preserving the traditions and purity of the state," said Binu Pazhoor.
"With my experience as Director in board for Academy For Excellence (a non-profit organization geared towards building an education system by connecting children around the world and fostering globalized thinking in the minds of the new graduates), I wish to prove successful in identifying the right talent for our IT parks," added Pazhoor.
Dr. Ajay Kumar, IT Secretary, Government of Kerala, said, "On behalf of Kerala IT, I am happy to welcome Binu Pazhoor to the family. With his expertise in the fields of providing Strategic IT leadership and direction, I am sure he would be a strong support in promoting our brand. He also brings with him over 12 years of work experience from the U.S., which would prove beneficial to our IT parks to reach out to markets globally. Binu's appointment is an important milestone in our strategy roadmap."
Before joining Cyberpark, Pazhoor was in USA for the last 12 years and was the Director of Strategic planning at Fiserv (FSV), a Financial Services Firm in Houston, Texas, USA. Pazhoor had served in this role for several years providing strategic IT leadership and direction to the organization. He has also worked as a founder and CEO of a Management Consulting firm in USA.
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