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Velloparampil Rasheed Ferose

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V R Ferose

Velloparampil Rasheed Ferose (born April 16, 1974) is the Head of SAP Globalization Services..[1]. He served as the Managing Director of SAP Labs India from October 2007 to December 2012.

V R Ferose

Early Years[edit]

Ferose was born in Erattupetta, Kerala. He did his schooling in Kharagpur(West Bengal) and Bilaspur(Madhya Pradesh). He did his B. Tech in computer science from National Institute of Technology(NIT), Warangal.  He first job was as a System Analyst in Ramco Systems (Chennai).

Career[edit]

Based in Palo Alto, Ferose heads the Globalization Services unit and is responsible for enabling the global adoption of SAP products worldwide.

Before heading Globalization Services, Ferose was the Managing Director of SAP Labs India[2]. Starting at the age of 33, he held this post for over 5 years during which he transformed SAP Labs India into an innovation hub[3][4]

Affiliations[edit]

Ferose is a Director on the Board of Specialisterne Foundation[5], a not-for-profit foundation with the goal to create one million jobs for people with autism and similar challenges. He is the founder of the India Inclusion Foundation a nonprofit, aiming to bring the topic of inclusion at the forefront in India. The India Inclusion Summit [6] [7], The Inclusion Fellowship and Inclusion Platform are some of the initiatives under the nonprofit. He is the co-chair for Coolabilities.ai which aims at changing the narrative and providing opportunities for people with disabilities.

Writing[edit]

Ferose has co-authored a best-seller book on people with disabilities, GIFTED[8]. The book has been translated into four Indian regional languages. The Kannada translation won the prestigious Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award[9]

He is a regular columnist for the Swarajya Magazine, where he shares his thoughts under " Books" and "Ideas" section.

He articulates his views on Technology through Digitalist Magazine.

Personal Life[edit]

Ferose lives in Cupertino, California with his wife Deepali and son Vivaan.

Awards and Honors[edit]

  • Lifetime Achievement Award for Global Philanthropy, Diversity and Inclusion by Transperfect[10] [11]
  • Leadership Energy Award in Kuala Lumpur in November 2017 for showing that Diversity and Inclusion makes business sense[12]
  • AUCD award by Senator Tom Harkin in March 2017 for his groundbreaking initiative at SAP - ‘Autism at Work’[13]
  • Eagle Award by Disability Rights Advocates(DRA) 2016 for advancing equal rights for people with disabilities[14]
  • ‘Happiness Hall of Fame’ inductee at Stanford in 2016[15]
  • Rising star at SAP by Business Insider[16]
  • ‘India’s Top 40 under 40’ – 2014 by Economic Times and Spencer Stuart[17]
  • ‘Young Global Leader’ in March 2012 by the World Economic Forum[18]

References[edit]

  1. "SAP Globalization Services". SAP. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. "SAP AG Appoints V R Ferose As MD Of SAP Labs India - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. "An Indian lab's climb to the top". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. "How SAP Labs India Became An Innovation Dynamo". Harvard Business Review. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. "Board - Specialisterne Foundation". Specialisterne Foundation. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  6. "'Inclusion complete when we don't need a dedicated conclave' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  7. "Inclusion summit draws inspiration from specially abled champions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  8. "Gifted (Inspiring Stories of People With Disabilities)". BookCited. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  9. "Gifted- Kannada Version Bags Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award | Pune365". Pune365. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  10. GmbH, finanzen.net. "TransPerfect Honors V R Ferose With Award For Global Philanthropy, Diversity, And Inclusion At Annual Conference | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  11. "TransPerfect Honors V R Ferose with Award for Global Philanthropy, Diversity, and Inclusion at Annual Conference". AP News. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  12. "The Iclif Leadership Energy Awards 2016 Winners | Iclif". The Iclif Leadership And Governance Centre. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  13. "ITAC: News: AUCD Promotes Disability Employment during Developmental Disability and Autism Awareness Months". www.aucd.net. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  14. "Disability Rights Advocates Unveils 2016 Eagle Awardees - Disability Rights Advocates". Disability Rights Advocates. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  15. "The Happiness Hall Of Fame". The Happiness Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  16. "15 rising star employees at SAP that are becoming its next crop of power players". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  17. "India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  18. "V. R. Ferose". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  • Everybody Is Good At Something: Meeting V. R. Ferose[1]
  • How SAP Labs India Became An Innovation Dynamo [2]
  • How this IT misfit became the MD of an MNC [3]
  • TBI Exclusive: The IT Misfit Who Went On To Become The MD Of A Multinational Company At Age 33! [4]
  • How Autistics Triumphed at SAP Labs [5]
  • SAP SE: Autism at Work [6]
  • 11 Indians among Young Global Leaders [7]
  • Ferose V.R. Receives Award for Autism at Work [8]
  • THE ROAD TO INCLUSION IN INDIA [9]

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