Shoaib Ahmed
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Shoaib Ahmed, 2015
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| Born | Shoaib Ahmed 3 May 1964 Bangalore, India |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Education | IIM Calcutta, St. Josephs College, Bangalore |
| Occupation | President, Tally Solutions |
| Spouse(s) | Nilufer |
| Children | Nida, Alina |
| Awards | Economic Times Now - Retail Leadership Award (2013) |
Shoaib Ahmed (born 3 May 1964) is an Indian Software Evangelist. He is the President of Tally Solutions,[1] the leading Indian Financial ERP system with over 1 million clients and a worldwide presence in 100 countries. He was nominated by his peers in the Indian Retail industry for the Economic Times Now 'Retail Leadership Award' and was a member of the Regional Council of NASSCOM, and a Fellow of iSPIRIT, the Indian Software Products Industry Round Table, think tank for the Indian Software Products Industry[2]
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Early life and education
Shoaib Ahmed, born in Bangalore in the State of Karnataka is the son of the Late Honourable Justice S.M.Sait of the Karnataka High Court. Justice Sait, was also Secretary of the Karnataka State Hockey Association and Secretary General of the Indian Hockey Federation.[3] Shoaib did his degree in St. Josephs College, Bangalore, and post graduation from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Software evangelism
Shoaib, in addition to his role as President of Tally, is actively involved in mentoring software products and entrepreneurs in India. As a Fellow in ISPIRIT, he leads the Software Adoption Initiative (SAI).[4] He actively mentors startups both as a member of the Indian Angel Network and through CIIE - Centre for Innovation,[5] Incubation & Entrepreneurship at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. He is on the advisory committee of the Glocal University[6] and was a member of the regional council of NASSCOM
Entrepreneurship and awards
Entrepreneurship: Shoaib Ahmed is in a unique position to mentor software startups and act as an evangelist because he has dual experience of life as an entrepreneur as well as a Corporate executive. He started as an entrepreneur by co-founding his own company, Vedha Automations, which developed a unique Point of Sale (POS) retail product - Shopper, later acquired by Tally in 2005.[7] Awards: Shoaib received the Economic Times Now 'Retail Leadership Award' in February 2013. He was nominated by his peers in the Indian Retail Industry.[8]
Personal life
He is married to Nilufer and has two daughters, Nida and Alina
References
- ↑ http://www.tallysolutions.com/website/html/aboutus/central-leadership-team.php
- ↑ http://forbesindia.com/article/special/is-ispirt-an-alternative-to-nasscom/34763/1
- ↑ http://www.karnatakahockey.com/celebrity-members.html
- ↑ http://www.ispirt.in/who-we-are/Our-People
- ↑ http://www.ciieindia.org/index.php?file=impact
- ↑ http://glocaluniversity.edu.in/glocal-industry-advisory-board
- ↑ http://pn.ispirt.in/software-products-funding-and-opportunities-shoaib-ahmed-tally-solutions-part-3-of-3/
- ↑ http://www.tallysoftwareacademy.com/award.html
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