Kailash Katkar — Founder

Kailash Katkar is the Founder and the Managing Director of Quick Heal Technologies. He started off from a small one-room, boot-strapped electrical device repair station - CAT Computer Services, in 1991 and worked up to an IT security solutions empire spread over 50 countries worldwide. Quick Heal Technologies was founded in the year 1993. It is one of the pioneers of Research and Development of IT security solutions in India, has 27 branch offices in India and global offices in USA and Dubai. Kailash's career has been focused on creating strategic business partnerships that produce significant business value for Quick Heal in the form of financial performance, customer satisfaction and loyalty, market share and productivity. Hi strong commitment to operational excellence, and aptitude for partnering cross-functionally have reshaped and leveraged the security brand as the most preferred solution in Consumer, SOHO and Enterprise segments. He has also instituted the "Rotary Cyber Safety Initiative", an innovative series of awareness workshops that bring cyber security experts, law enforcement authorities and academicians on a single platform. The workshops are conducted for school and college students, teachers and parents. Kailash has received an Honorary Doctorate of Literature from Chitkara University in Punjab for his outstanding contribution to business, education and society. He has received several awards, including 'Entrepreneurs International Honors', 'GS Parkhe - Industrial Merit Award 2009', awarded by MCCIA (Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture), SME Channel's Achiever's Award 2011, Maxell Award for Maharashtra Corporate Excellence 2012 - in the category of innovation by Maharashtra Chief Minister Honorable Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Army Institute of Technology's (AIT) 'Young Entrepreneurs' Award, and the 2012 Brands Academy 'Entrepreneur of the Year in IT Security' award.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in IT security solutions with a focus on B2B and B2C markets.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 33 yrs 3 mos