Many of us dream of becoming a CEO of a company. But to get there requires the right qualifications, lots of hard work and years of experience. But, Sindhuja Rajaraman, 14-year-old Chennai girl, who become the world’s youngest CEO.
The ninth standard student Sindhuja Rajaraman became the head of Seppan Company, an animation firm, in October 2010, set up by her father. Sindhuja Rajaraman was adjudged the fastest 2D and 3D animator by software lobby NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) at the Gaming and Animation Conclave 2010 held in Hyderabad.
Rajaraman said: “I am just proud to be an animator. The CEO is just a post given in this company. I am learning animation for this CEO post to make myself worthy for the CEO post. There is no age bar or age limit for animation. Everybody can do animation”
“The scope for animation in India is growing everyday. There is going to be a big boom in India and all industries are into the animation, they need animation and multimedia. I am enjoying work and I am also getting challenging works” she added.
Seppan Company, which is having 160 employees.
Suhas Gopinath at the age of 14 was recognised as the world’s youngest certified professional web-developer through his project coolhindustan.com. Suhas Gopinath is from a middle class family of Bangalore, where his father was a defence scientist. Gopinath went on to set up Globals Inc, in 2000 at San Jose, California as he was not allowed to set up a company in India due to his age. From then Globals Inc has grown as a multinational IT consulting company with representation in over 11 countries. Suhas Gopinath is CEO and president of Globals Inc and carries with him the tag of the world’s youngest CEO. Today, his company, which started from California, US has presence in 11 countries, has 250 employees (most of them young) and a multi billion turnover.
The ninth standard student Sindhuja Rajaraman became the head of Seppan Company, an animation firm, in October 2010, set up by her father. Sindhuja Rajaraman was adjudged the fastest 2D and 3D animator by software lobby NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) at the Gaming and Animation Conclave 2010 held in Hyderabad.
Rajaraman said: “I am just proud to be an animator. The CEO is just a post given in this company. I am learning animation for this CEO post to make myself worthy for the CEO post. There is no age bar or age limit for animation. Everybody can do animation”
“The scope for animation in India is growing everyday. There is going to be a big boom in India and all industries are into the animation, they need animation and multimedia. I am enjoying work and I am also getting challenging works” she added.
Seppan Company, which is having 160 employees.
Suhas Gopinath at the age of 14 was recognised as the world’s youngest certified professional web-developer through his project coolhindustan.com. Suhas Gopinath is from a middle class family of Bangalore, where his father was a defence scientist. Gopinath went on to set up Globals Inc, in 2000 at San Jose, California as he was not allowed to set up a company in India due to his age. From then Globals Inc has grown as a multinational IT consulting company with representation in over 11 countries. Suhas Gopinath is CEO and president of Globals Inc and carries with him the tag of the world’s youngest CEO. Today, his company, which started from California, US has presence in 11 countries, has 250 employees (most of them young) and a multi billion turnover.
