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FSS chief Arun Kumar passes away

FSS chief Arun Kumar passes away

Former Chairman of the Executive Council of NASSCOM (National Association of Software & Service Companies) and incumbent President and Managing Director of Flextronics Software Systems (FSS) Mr.Arun Kumar had passed away on Friday night due to cardiac arrest at San Diego in the US He is survived by his wife Amita, and his son Kunal. Mr. Kumar had been associated for the last 10 years with the Flextronics, which started off as Hughes Software Systems. Arun had an unyielding belief that people always come first. This philosophy impacted everyone who came into contact with him, both professionally and socially. We have lost an outstanding leader, a true friend, and a genuinely decent man said Ash Bhardwaj, Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics Software Systems on the sad demise of Mr.Kumar. Mr.Kumar had been the Chairman of the American Business Council in the Telecommunications Group. He was also an active Member of the Governing Council of the University of Delhis Institute of Informatics and Communication. Mr.Kumar had a Bachelors 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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