Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 19, 2002

Ken Kenjale – Syntel Inc (synt)

KEN KENJALE, Chief Technology Officer of Syntel, Inc., has 28 years of diversified software services experience across the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. Mr. Kenjale has served as a quality consultant to large MIS organizations, and has helped Syntel grow into several lines of business since joining the company in 1988. In addition to designing high-quality technical solutions for Syntel's clients, he has also participated in strategic planning, investment, joint ventures, subsidiary setup and offshore facilities setup. He has managed and participated in the sales, solutions, delivery and software services aspects of the business. Mr. Kenjale has developed many software engineering techniques and methodologies, and has expertise in software architecture, application development, maintenance, quality, training, networking, DBMSs, language processing, tool-sets, technology forecasting and consulting. He sits on the boards of several high-tech companies and is a member of the Michigan High Speed Internet Forum, IEEE and ACM. Mr. Kenjale has an MS/CS from IIT Kanpur in 1974, and has conducted original research and published on ergonomics, security transformations and error- correcting codes. Profile
TWST: Would you give us an idea of the overall environment as far

as customers and their spending today, and how that may have

impacted your own strategies and short-term goals?

Mr. Kenjale: